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	Herophilos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Herophilus had also introduced many of the scientific terms used to this day to describe anatomical phenomena.
		He was among the first to introduce the notion of conventional terminology, as opposed to use of "natural names", using terms he created to describe the objects of study, naming them for the first time.
		Another figure by this name (Herophilus) was an imposter in the time of Julius Caesar who pretended to be the grandson of Marius.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herophilus (305 words)

	Herophilus: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		Herophilus dissected the human body and realized that the brain, not the heart, is the seat of intelligence.
		Herophilus was an anatomist at the library; his research led him to chart the purpose and function of all bodily organs, including the...
		And Herophilus dissected the human body and concluded that the brain, not the heart, is the seat of intelligence.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/herophilus.jsp (1049 words)

	BookRags: Herophilus Biography
		Herophilus studied medicine under Praxagoras of Cos and then at Alexandria, where he later taught and practiced medicine.
		Herophilus also wrote a treatise on midwifery and accurately described the ovaries, the uterus, and the tubes leading from the ovaries to the uterus (later named the Fallopian tubes).
		Although his medical school languished after his death, Herophilus (and his younger successor Erasistratus) established the disciplines of anatomy and physiology, which did not significantly advance before Galen in the second century and then the early modern anatomists of the thirteenth century.
	www.bookrags.com /biography/herophilus-wsd (358 words)

	Medicina Antiqua
		From later medical writers and physicians, most notably Galen, there is evidence that Herophilus was not only a great scholar, but both a physician and a surgeon who made important contributions to medicine and felt that experience and reason were equally crucial.
		His anatomy was based on human dissection and he had the freedom to apply this because of an unrestricted use of human cadavers.
		Celsus and Tertullian, an early Christian writer, both suggest that Herophilus also performed vivisections on criminals, given to him by the ambitious autocrats [the Ptolemies] whose hero, Alexander the Great, had not shrunk from cruelty in the name of progress.
	members.tripod.com /~Ancient_Archives/medicine/doctors/herophilus.html (259 words)

	Herophilus of Chalcedon, Erasistratus of Ioulis and the illness of Antiochus
		Herophilus of Chalcedon, Erasistratus of Ioulis and the illness of Antiochus
		Herophilus, ille anatomicorum coryphaeus, as Vesalius calls him, was a pupil of Praxagoras, and his name is still in everyday use by medical students, attached to the torcular Herophili.
		Herophilus counted the pulse, using the water-clock for the purpose, and made many subtle analyses of its rate and rhythm; and, influenced by the musical theories of the period, he built up a rhythmical pulse lore which continued in medicine until recent times.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Erasitratos.htm (1328 words)

	Herophilus - definition from Biology-Online.org
		Pliny states herophilus was the first man to search for the cause of disease by human dissection, and goes on to say that pharaoh Ptolemy witnessed some of these dissections.
		Celsus gave herophilus credit for using prisoners condemned to die as subjects of study immediately previous to their last breath, by order of the sovereign.
		herophilus gave us the name of the first part of the small intestine, the duodenum, which means 12 fingers long.
	www.biology-online.org /dictionary/Herophilus (293 words)

	Herophilus
		Fragments ascribed to Herophilus’ On Anatomy II-IV 60a – Galenus, De anatomicis adminstrationibus 6.8 (II, pp.
		Herophilus, however, says that the seed of females is somehow discharged to the outside, even though he wrote with accuracy about the ‘testicles’ [ovaries] in females in Book III of his Anatomy, saying this at the outset:
		Herophilus, you see, first explained that two veins branch off from the thick vein where it reaches the collar-bone, and that one then proceed to the left side, the other to the right, and that each of these two then is divided again, branching out after four of the ribs of the chest.
	www.macalester.edu /~cuffel/herophilus.htm (1225 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 438 (v. 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		HEROPHILUS ('HpttyuAos), one of the most celebrated physicians of antiquity, who is best known on account of his skill in anatomy and physiology, but of whose personal history few details have been preserved.
		He placed the seat of the soul (to rtfs tyvxfis 7776/^0-vikov} in the ventricles of the brain, and thus probably originated the idea, which was again brought forward, with some modification, towards the end of the last century, by Sommering in his treatise Ueber das Organ der Seele, §§ 26, 28, Konigsberg, 1796, 4to.
		The opinions of Herophilus on pathology, dietetics, diagnosis, therapeutics, materia me-dica, surgery, and midwifery (as far as they can be collected from the few scattered extracts and allusions found in other authors), are collected by Dr. Marx, but need not be here particularly noticed.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/1546.html (649 words)

	The Progress of Ancient Medicine: Hellenistic Medicine
		Herophilus mainly focused on the anatomy of the brain and nervous system, and is credited with the identification of the dura mater and pia mater, two of the brain's membranes; and with tracing the connections between the spinal cord, nerves, and the brain.
		Herophilus and Erasistratus provided a foundation for the development of human anatomy and physiology, along with the grounds for establishing human dissection, although others during the time disagreed to dissecting humans.
		Michael Lahanas, "Herophilus of Chalcedon, Erasistratus of Ioulis and the Illness of Antiochus", Herophilus of Chalcedon, Erasistratus of Ioulis and the illness of Antiochus, http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Erasitratos.htm.
	students.ou.edu /Y/Jason.S.Yousif-1/episode_2_hellenistic.html (1882 words)

	Herophilus - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		He is known as the father of scientific anatomy because...
		Herophilus (quotations): Drugs: Medicines are nothing in themselves,…
		Medicines are nothing in themselves, if not properly used, but the very hands of the gods, if employed with reason and prudence.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Herophilus.html (96 words)

	Dissections and Vivsections in ancient Greece, Alexandria and Rome
		He restricted his dissection and vivisection experiments to animals and for the internal anatomy of the human he said it is one of the most unknown of all things.
		The name of Herophilus is still applied by anatomists, in honor of the discoverer, to one of the sinuses or large canals that convey the venous blood from the head.
		Herophilus also noticed and described four cavities or ventricles in the brain, and reached the conclusion that one of these ventricles was the seat of the soul--a belief shared until comparatively recent times by many physiologists.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Dissection.htm (1399 words)

	Circulatory system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ancient anatomists assumed they were filled with air and that they were for transport of air.
		Herophilus distinguished veins from arteries but thought that the pulse was a property of arteries themselves.
		Erasistratus observed that arteries that were cut during life bleed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cardiovascular (1181 words)

	Androtomy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Androtomy is the dissection of the human body.
		The first recorded dissection of the human body in the Western world took place in ancient Alexandria by Herophilus and Erasistratus.
		Galen was another such writer who was familiar with the studies of the famous Alexandrians, Herophilus and Erasistratus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Androtomy (112 words)

	AncientRoman
		Herophilus was a welcome addition to the practice of medicine in the third century B.C. and served to dispel some of these Hippocratic myths.
		Herophilus was in fact an accomplished student of human anatomy who was the first to describe the ovaries and the fallopian tubes and give them appropriate Greek names in medical textbooks.
		In addition, Herophilus also wrote a treatise entitled On Midwifery which was unfortunately lost in the destruction of the library at Alexandria.
	www1.hollins.edu /faculty/saloweyca/Midwifery/AncientRoman.htm (867 words)

	Herophilus by Heinrich Von Staden [ISBN: 0521236460] - Find Cheap Textbook Prices & Save BIG
		In the history of medicine, popularity is mainly focused on the famous scientists such as Hipoccrates and Galen.
		However on the basis of positive science, maybe the most important scientist is Herophilus.
		The knowledge on Herophilus is rare and scattered in different testimonies and writings of authors such as Galen and Celsus.
	www.gettextbooks.com /isbn_0521236460.html (261 words)

	Herophilus: The Art of Medicine in Early Alexandria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Herophilus, a contemporary of Euclid, practiced medicine in Alexandria in the third century B.C., and seems to have been the first Western scientist to dissect the human body.
		Part 2 briefly sketches the major developments within the Herophilean school after Herophilus, and discusses the individual members within it.
		Anyone interested in the history of science, the history of medicine, or intellectual history will find this book a rich source of information about an unusual and important aspect of Greek culture.
	www.litencyc.com /php/adpage.php?id=2027 (175 words)

	History of Horticulture - Herophilus 335-280 B.C.
		History of Horticulture - Herophilus 335-280 B.C. Herophilus 335-280 B.C. erophilus was a Greek physician who became an anatomist in the Museum at Alexandria.
		He dissected human bodies following death to ascertain the "nature of the fatal malady." He was quoted frequently by Galen, Dioscorides, Pliny and Plutarch.
		Additional information about Herophilus may be found on the Internet.
	www.hcs.ohio-state.edu /hort/history/011.html (66 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Anatomy
		It was at Alexandria in the beginning of the third century before Christ that two Greek philosophers, Herophilus and Erasistratus, made the first dissections of the human body.
		There is a claim that he discovered the lymph vessels in the mesentery also.
		Herophilus applied the name of twelve inch portion of the intestine to the part which has since been called the duodenum.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/01457e.htm (3632 words)

	Amazon.com Books: herophilus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		benefits, but it is entirely alien to the medicine of Herophilus and his followers (as a glance at Chapters viii or...
		Herophilus and Erasistratus: The medical school of Alexandria, B.C. by Geo.
		Herophilus and Erasistratus: A bibliographical demonstration in the Library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 16th March, 1893 by James Finlayson (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1893)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=herophilus&tag=usefultrivia-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (135 words)

	Greek medicine - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Greek medicine
		For a while criminals condemned to death were available for vivisection (live dissection), enabling doctors to begin to understand the functions of the organs.
		Herophilus of Chalcedon learned much about the stomach and the role of the brain in controlling the body through his many dissections and vivisections.
		Understanding of medicine advanced at Alexandria to a level never previously achieved in the world.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Greek+medicine (1517 words)

	HISTNEUR-L Archives
		Part of the confusion stems from what part of the eye Herophilus, a famous physician from Alexandria, referred to when he named the retina.
		But Herophilus likens it to a casting net that is drawn up, some also call it net-like.
		May, in her translation of De Usu Partium, implies that Herophilus changed the name from arachoidem to amphiblestron.
	www.bri.ucla.edu /nha/hnl/msg00368.htm (586 words)

	A SHORT HISTORY OF HUMAN ANATOMY
		Herophilus established the brain as the center of intelligence, distinguished between veins and arteries, and made many other accurate observations about the structure of the human body, especially the nervous system.
		He conducted the first public dissection and is supposed to have taught the first female medical student.
		Erasistratus, an intense rival of Herophilus, was more interested in physiology than anatomy and studied the process of circulation in the body.
	emsu.8m.com /anatomy.htm (1339 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Herophilus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Herophilus; all previous versions may be viewed here.
		They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/?title=Herophilus (429 words)

	Malaspina Great Books
		Herophilus was a Greek physician who became an anatomist in the Museum at Alexandria.
		Unfortunately all of his writings have been lost.
		For rare and hard to find works we recommend our Alibris list of titles about Herophilus.
	www.malaspina.org /Herophilus.htm (189 words)

	A Dictionary of Scientists: Herophilus of Chalcedon @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		300 bc) Greek anatomist and physician Herophilus, a pupil of Praxagoras of Cos, was one of the founders of the Alexandrian medical school set up at the end of the 4th century bc under the patronage of Ptolemy I Soter.
		Although none of his works have survived, Galen lists some eight titles of which the Anatomica (Anatomy) was probably the most significant.
		Herophilus is widely, even notoriously, remembered as the result of a passage in Celsus reporting that, with Erasistratus, he practiced vivisection on criminals.
	highbeam.com /doc/1O84:HerophilusofChalcedon/Herophilus+of+... (148 words)

	HEROPHILUS art quotations from The Resource of Art Quotations :: painterskeys.com ::
		HEROPHILUS art quotations from The Resource of Art Quotations :: painterskeys.com ::
		This is by far the largest collection of art quotations available anywhere.
		To lose one's health renders science null, art inglorious, strength unavailing, wealth useless, and eloquence powerless.
	www.painterskeys.com /auth_search.asp?name=Herophilus (120 words)

	TMTh:: HEROPHILUS
		A native of Chalcedon, in Bithynia, and a disciple of Praxagoras of Cos, he lived most of his life in Alexandria.
		Herophilus is considered the founder of the science of anatomy and, with Hippocrates and Galen, one of the greatest physicians of the ancient world.
		Herophilus wrote a detailed description of the nervous system, recognising the brain as the seat of intelligence.
	www.tmth.edu.gr /en/aet/10/56.html (104 words)

	Science Timeline
		He saw this as analogous to the question of human freedom in a determined nature; i.e., there is no room for ethical considerations Indeed, "Epicureans saw the development of the world as a random, one-way process" (Toulmin and Goodfield 1965:50).
		About 280 bce, Herophilus of Alexandria studied anatomy and compared humans and animals, distinguished between sensory and motor nerves,and between the cerebellum and the brain, noted that the cortex was folded into convolutions, and named the 'duodenum.'
		About 260 bce, Aristarchus of Samos, in On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon, used trigonometry to estimate the size of the Moon and its distance by the Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse.
	www.sciencetimeline.net /prehistory.htm (6591 words)

	Guy de Chauliac - Churches v. Medicine
		Yet it is this study that the Christian Churches stopped dead in its tracks for a thousand years — until the 16th century.
		Christianity, of course, absorbed the worst ideas from paganism, such as the Ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman aversion to dissection of cadavers, and incorporated them into a theology endorsed by Tertullian (who denounced the anatomist Herophilus as a butcher) and St. Augustine.
		The Apostles Creed promised the "resurrection of the body," which made dissection perilous to personal immortality.
	www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com /rants/0725almanac.htm (487 words)

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