Herophilos

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate c. 335 BC
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chalcedon
gptkbp:contribution studied the pulse and invented a water clock to measure it
described the brain as the seat of intelligence
differentiated between sensory and motor nerves
first to systematically perform dissections on human cadavers
gptkbp:deathDate c. 280 BC
gptkbp:era gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:field gptkb:medicine
anatomy
physiology
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:Alexandria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herophilos
gptkbp:influenced Galen
gptkbp:knownFor studies of the nervous system
describing the calamus scriptorius
describing the duodenum
describing the optic nerve
describing the prostate gland
dissections of human bodies
distinguishing between veins and arteries
founder of scientific anatomy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:legacy considered the father of anatomy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Erasistratus
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:anatomical_structure
gptkb:physician
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Erasistratus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hellenistic_world
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5