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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 244,697 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Herophilos is the 64th most popular physician (up from 75th in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 258th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Turkish 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 64 out of 502Before him are Christiaan Eijkman, René Laennec, Niels Ryberg Finsen, Eugen Bleuler, Emil Theodor Kocher, and Djer. After him are Joseph Lister, Herbert Spencer Gasser, James Parkinson, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, Peter Canisius, and Hans Selye.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Herophilos ranks 219 out of 1,301Before him are Leo I the Thracian (401), Anchises (null), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Gyges of Lydia (-790), Ayşe Sultan (1541), and Theophanu (960). After him are Michael Psellos (1018), Celâl Bayar (1883), Pharamond (370), Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Uzun Hasan (1423), and Cemal Gürsel (1895).

Among PHYSICIANS In Turkey

Among physicians born in Turkey, Herophilos ranks 6Before 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), Aëtius of Amida (502), and Caesarius of Nazianzus (330).