Hippocrates

c.460-c.370 B.C. Hippocrates is the Greek physician famous for the "Oath." He was born between 470 and 460 B.C. on the island of Cos. He is said to have learned medicine from his predecessor Herodicus and in travel. He is also said to have contributed to the medicinal efforts combating the plague that swept through Athens at the start of the Peloponnesian war. Although some works attributed to Hippocrates were likely written by others, his genuine contributions are among earliest extant Greek medical writings. He died in Larissa between 380 and 360 B.C.

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