Hippocrates of Kos - Greek Physician - Father of Medicine - 460– 370 BC - Hippocratic School of Medicine - Alabaster Statue

Item Specifics

Quote : "Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease!"

Condition: New, Handmade in Greece
Height: 24 cm(9.5")
Width: 7 cm(2.7")
Weight: 500g
Material: Alabaster

Hippocrates of Kos (c. 460 – c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician of the Age of Pericles(Classical Greece), and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is referred to as the "Father of Western Medicine" in recognition of his lasting contributions to the field as the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. This intellectual school revolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a discipline distinct from other fields with which it had traditionally been associated (theurgy and philosophy), thus establishing medicine as a profession.