Erasistratus of Ceos

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Erasistratus of Ceos was an influential Hellenistic physician and anatomist known for his pioneering studies of the circulatory and nervous systems and for helping found the Alexandrian school of medicine.

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instanceOf Hellenistic scientist
anatomist
ancient Greek physician
medical theorist
activeInPeriod Hellenistic period
associatedWith Alexandrian medical school
birthPlace Ceos
Cyclades
Kea
coFounderOf Alexandrian school of medicine
contemporaryOf Herophilus of Chalcedon
countryOfCitizenship Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
deathPlace Asia Minor (traditional attribution)
linked to: Asia Minor
employer Library of Alexandria
Museum of Alexandria
fieldOfWork anatomy
medicine
pathology
physiology
floruit 3rd century BCE
hasReputation one of the founders of experimental physiology
pioneer of scientific anatomy
influenced Galen
Roman medicine
later Hellenistic medicine
knownFor founding role in the Alexandrian school of medicine
pioneering anatomical studies
studies of the circulatory system
studies of the nervous system
languageOfWork Ancient Greek
name Erasistratus of Ceos
notableFor detailed descriptions of the brain
detailed descriptions of the heart and vessels
systematic dissections of animals
notableIdea emphasis on dietetics and regimen in treatment
minimization of drug use in therapy
rejection of humoral pathology in favor of mechanical explanations
sourceOfInformation Galen’s writings
linked to: Galen

later doxographical reports
studentOf Chrysippus of Cnidus
linked to: Chrysippus of Soli

Metrodorus
theoryDeveloped concept of the heart as a pump
distinction between sensory and motor nerves
explanation of pulse as a mechanical phenomenon
mechanistic explanation of bodily functions
theory of pneuma circulating in the body
view that arteries normally contain air rather than blood
traditionOrSchool Alexandrian medicine
Hellenistic rationalist medicine
workLocation Alexandria

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Hellenistic medicine hasNotableFigure Erasistratus of Ceos
Mouseion of Alexandria notableScholar Erasistratus
subject linked to: Mouseion
linked to: Erasistratus of Ceos
Museum of Alexandria notableScholar Erasistratus
linked to: Erasistratus of Ceos
Hellenistic science hasKeyFigure Erasistratus
linked to: Erasistratus of Ceos
Erasistratus of Ceos name Erasistratus of Ceos