the first person who dissect the human body was
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The first person who dissect the human body was
Herophilus of Chalcedon
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The first half of the third century B.C.E.,Two greeks, Herophilus of Chalcedon and his younger Contemporary, Erasistratue of Ceos became the first and last ancient scientists to perform systematic dissections of human Cadavers.
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The earliest reported scientific dissections of the human body take place in Alexandria in the third century B.C.
About Herophilus of Chalcedon:
- Herophilos, also known as Herophilus, was a Greek physician and one of the first anatomists.
- He was born in Chalcedon but spent most of his life in Alexandria.
- He was the first scientist to do scientific dissections of human cadavers on a systematic basis.
- Despite the taboos that existed during the period about the degradation of the human corpse, Herophilus is regarded as the first person to undertake systematic dissection of the human body, predating even Andreas Vesalius (generally regarded as the pioneer of modern human anatomy) (Prioreschi 1996; Wills 1999). (Prioreschi 2001).
Is Herophilus considered the father of anatomy?
- Herophilus is known as the Father of Anatomy, much as Hippocrates is known as the Father of Medicine.
- Many consider him to be the greatest anatomist of antiquity, if not all time.
- The only individual who may disagree with him on this point is Vesalius, who lived in the 16th century A.D.
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