Herophilus

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Greek physician
gptkbp:birthDate c. 335 BC
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chalcedon
gptkbp:contributedTo description of the circulatory system
description of the eye
description of the liver
description of the reproductive organs
understanding of the brain
gptkbp:deathDate c. 280 BC
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:era gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:Alexandrian_Medical_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herophilus
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Erasistratus
gptkbp:knownFor anatomy
studies of the nervous system
describing the prostate gland
distinguishing between veins and arteries
dissection of human bodies
naming the duodenum
gptkbp:legacy Father of Anatomy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:anatomical_structure
gptkb:physician
gptkbp:studentOf gptkb:Praxagoras
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4