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  • Alcameon
    800 BCE

    Alcameon

    Alcomeon discovered that the eyeball is connected to the brain and sensory organs. He later became known as a medical theorist
  • Hippocrates
    460 BCE

    Hippocrates

    Hippocrates was the first person to release medicine to the public. Later on, he became known as a greek physician.
  • Herophilus
    335 BCE

    Herophilus

    Herophilus's major contributions are that he was the first anatomist that conducted experiments on the brain, eye, nervous and cardio vascular systems. Also, he practiced anatomist.
  • Claudius Galen
    130 BCE

    Claudius Galen

    Mr. Galen was the first person ever to discover that arteries carry blood. He was simply known and practiced as a physician.
  • Leonardo Da Vinci
    Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Da Vinci made his discoveries in neuroanatomy. Also, with his discoveries he made art that resembled human anatomy. He practiced his works as a anatomist.
  • Andreas Vesalius
    Dec 31, 1514

    Andreas Vesalius

    Andreas published a book by the name of "De Humani Corporis Fabrica". He practiced his works as a anatomist as well.
  • William Harvey
    Apr 1, 1578

    William Harvey

    As for Mr. Harvey, he described the circulation of blood and the function of the heart. He practiced his studies as a physician.
  • Rene Laennec

    Rene Laennec

    Rene invented the wonderful tool called the stethoscope. He made this invention as a physician as well.
  • Henry Gray

    Henry Gray

    Henry Gray was the publisher for the famously known book called "Greys Anatomy". He was well known as a anatomist.
  • Lise Meitner

    Lise Meitner

    Lise turned 21 and finally was allowed in a university. She knew exactly what she wanted to do and that was to study radioactivity. She was known as an excellent physicist.