He was an ancient Greek Physician and is referred to as the father of western medicine
Hippocrates.
No, he was not a god, he was a philosopher, and a doctor
he was a Doctor and father of medicine
Hippocrates intrests were in finding new medical infromation and being a doctor.
No, Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physician, who lived from about 460 to 370 BC. There is a link below to an article on him.
Hippocrates, Aristotle, Archimedes, Asclepius, (A Medicine God) Dionysus ( Cured Madness)
Hippocrates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocrates
Hippocrates
Hippocrates and Sophocles were two different people. Hippocrates was a physician and Sophocles was a playwright. Sophocles lived from 496 BC to 406 BC while Hippocrates lived from 460 BC to 377 BC.
Hippocrates, a greek doctor, in 460-377 BC
He thought Hippocrates was the model doctor, and that what he wrote could be trusted. However, Galen was selective in which of the many treatises attributed to Hippocrates he took as 'genuine'. Those that best fitted Galen's own view of the body were - no surprises here! - the ones he decided were really by Hippocrates!
Hippocrates was an ancient Greek doctor, who is considered to be one of the greats. He worked on establishing medical schools for studying as well as establishing the Hippocratic Oath.