Herophilus

Heinrich von Staden, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003610

c330–260bc Greek pioneer of systematic human dissection who made numerous anatomical and physiological discoveries.

Keywords: dissection; vivisection; nerves; brain; pulse; ovaries; abortion; eye; anatomy

 Further Reading
    book Fraser PM (1972) Ptolemaic Alexandria. (3 vols). Oxford: Clarendon Press.
    book Harris CRS (1973) The Heart and the Vascular System in Ancient Greek Medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
    book von Staden H (1989) Herophilus. The Art of Medicine in Early Alexandria. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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von Staden, Heinrich(Apr 2001) Herophilus. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0003610]