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Herophilos

335 BC - 280 BC

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Herophilos (; Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists. Born in Chalcedon, he spent the majority of his life in Alexandria. He was the first scientist to systematically perform scientific dissections of human cadavers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herophilos has received more than 259,552 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Herophilos is the 69th most popular physician (down from 64th in 2019), the 213th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 219th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Physician.

Herophilos is most famous for his work "On the Nature of Things" in which he argues that the universe is composed of four elements and that all things are made up of these four elements. He also argues that the universe is made up of two opposing forces, one that is light and hot and one that is dark and cold.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Herophilos ranks 69 out of 726. Before him are Johannes Fibiger, Francesco Redi, Shirō Ishii, Ferid Murad, Otto Loewi, and Christiaan Barnard. After him are Elias Lönnrot, Niels Ryberg Finsen, Frederick Banting, Stanley Cohen, Jacques Rogge, and Selman Waksman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 335 BC, Herophilos ranks 1. After him are Strato of Lampsacus, and Glaucias of Taulantii. Among people deceased in 280 BC, Herophilos ranks 1. After him are Lycophron, Chares of Lindos, and Ariarathes II of Cappadocia.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Herophilos ranks 213 out of 1,347. Before him are Michael Psellos (1018), Elia Kazan (1909), Celâl Bayar (1883), Adnan Menderes (1899), Romanos III Argyros (968), and Sabbas the Sanctified (439). After him are Thābit ibn Qurra (836), Alexios II Komnenos (1169), Andranik (1865), Philippikos Bardanes (700), Beyhan Sultan (1497), and Fahri Korutürk (1903).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Türkiye

Among physicians born in Türkiye, Herophilos ranks 6. Before him are Galen (129), Basil of Caesarea (329), Nestorius (381), Pedanius Dioscorides (40), and Polycarp (69). After him are Ctesias (-440), Aretaeus of Cappadocia (100), Asclepiades of Bithynia (-120), Soranus of Ephesus (98), Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), and Aëtius of Amida (502).

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