Hippocrates, Father of Medicine

420 BCE · Kos · science

Hippocrates of Cos was a physician who lived in the 5th century BCE and is remembered as an important figure in the Western medical tradition.

The writings attributed to him and his circle (the Hippocratic Corpus) reflect a rational understanding of medicine based on observation and patient follow-up, in which diseases are explained through natural processes rather than divine causes. The Hippocratic Oath, associated with medical ethics, is also connected to this tradition.

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What was Hippocrates, Father of Medicine?
Hippocrates of Cos was a physician who lived in the 5th century BCE and is remembered as an important figure in the Western medical tradition.
When did Hippocrates, Father of Medicine happen?
420 BCE
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Kos