Hippocrates (disambiguation)
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Hippocrates was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
Hippocrates may also refer to:
Hippocrates may also refer to:
- Hippocrates (physician)Hippocrates (physician)Hippocrates was the name of several physicians in the time of Ancient Greece, some of whom were in the same family as the celebrated Hippocrates of Cos ....
, the name of several other physicians related to Hippocrates - Hippocrates of ChiosHippocrates of ChiosHippocrates of Chios was an ancient Greek mathematician, , and astronomer, who lived c. 470 – c. 410 BCE.He was born on the isle of Chios, where he originally was a merchant. After some misadventures he went to Athens, possibly for litigation...
, ancient Greek geometer who wrote the first known work systematizing the fundamentals of geometry - Hippocrates of AthensHippocrates of AthensHippocrates of Athens , the son of Ariphron, was a strategos of the Athenians in 424 BC, serving alongside Demosthenes....
(died 424 BC), ancient Greek general who was slain at the battle of Delium - Hippocrates, father of PeisistratosHippocrates, father of PeisistratosHippocrates was the father of Peisistratos, the tyrant of Athens. According to Herodotus, he received an omen when he was at Olympia to see the Olympic games. Vessels filled with meat and water spontaneously boiled over after he offered the sacrifice...
- Hippocrates (lunar crater)Hippocrates (lunar crater)Hippocrates is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It is located in the northern region of the lunar surface, to the north of the crater Stebbins. To the southwest of Hippocrates are Kirkwood and the large Sommerfeld....
- Hippocrates of GelaHippocrates of GelaHippocrates was the second tyrant of Gela and ruled from 498 BC to 491 BC. He was the brother of Cleander and succeeded him to the throne after his death. With him, Gela began its expansion phase; Hippocrates aimed to conquer all of southeastern Sicily in order to build a great state with Gela as...
, ancient Greek tyrant who dominated Sicilian politics during his rule between 498 BC and 491 BC - Pseudo-Hippocrates, an anonymous writer, dubbed with the name because his works had been included in Hippocratic CorpusHippocratic CorpusThe Hippocratic Corpus , or Hippocratic Collection, is a collection of around 60 early Ancient Greek medical works strongly associated with the physician Hippocrates and his teachings...
People with the given name Hippocrates
- Hippocrates Smethwyck, fictional character from the Harry Potter series