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Hippocrates of Kos | |
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Ἱπποκράτης | |
Born | c. 460 BC |
Died | c. 370 BC Larissa, Ancient Greece |
Occupation | Physician |
Era | Classical Greece |
Title | The Father of Western Medicine |
Hippocrates (c. 460 – c. 370 BC) was a Greek doctor who is called the "father of medicine". He was the first person to teach that people got sick for scientific reasons. Previously, people believed that disease was caused by angry gods.