Galen
Galen
The most important physician for medieval doctors was Galen. I'd have said he was Roman, rather than Greek - but the point is arguable.
Galen of Pergamon 129 - 216 CE/ AD Greek physician whose theories dominated the western European medical science
Galen
An ancient greek physician who has become symbolic in today's medical profession.
He was a Greek physician who set standards of behaviour for medical practitioners.
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.
It was dominated by the Gods
Galen was a Greek doctor who worked in Rome in the 2nd century. his medical knowledge gradually dominated and was still used in the middle ages. he came up with the theory of opposites, he also believed in the four humors. :)
Matt connley says 200 b.c. by a greek physician
The theory of humors, which posits that human health and temperament are influenced by four bodily fluids—blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile—can be traced back to ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. However, it was later expanded and popularized by Galen, a Roman physician in the 2nd century AD. This theory dominated medical thinking for centuries until the advent of modern medicine.
The historic oath is called the Hippocratic Oath. It is a traditional code of ethics attributed to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates and is considered a foundation of medical ethics and conduct.