Biography Hippocrates

asklepieion on kos

historians agree hippocrates born around year 460 bc on greek island of kos; other biographical information, however, untrue.

soranus of ephesus, 2nd-century greek gynecologist, hippocrates first biographer , source of personal information him. later biographies in suda of 10th century ad, , in works of john tzetzes, date 12th century ad. hippocrates mentioned in passing in writings of 2 contemporaries: plato, in protagoras , phaedrus , and, aristotle s politics , date 4th century bc.

soranus wrote hippocrates father heraclides, physician, , mother praxitela, daughter of tizane. 2 sons of hippocrates, thessalus , draco, , son-in-law, polybus, students. according galen, later physician, polybus hippocrates true successor, while thessalus , draco each had son named hippocrates (hippocrates iii , iv).

soranus said hippocrates learned medicine father , grandfather (hippocrates i), , studied other subjects democritus , gorgias. hippocrates trained @ asklepieion of kos, , took lessons thracian physician herodicus of selymbria. plato mentions hippocrates in 2 of dialogues: in protagoras, plato describes hippocrates hippocrates of kos, asclepiad ; while in phaedrus, plato suggests hippocrates asclepiad thought complete knowledge of nature of body necessary medicine. hippocrates taught , practiced medicine throughout life, traveling @ least far thessaly, thrace, , sea of marmara. several different accounts of death exist. died, in larissa, @ age of 83, 85 or 90, though lived on 100.