The History of Medicine Timeline

  • Hippocrates
    460 BCE

    Hippocrates

    Hippocrates was an Greek physician and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He had a very strict code to never deliberately harm patients. Hippocrates oath is our modern code of ethics rooted Ancient Greece.
  • Socrates
    399 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher. He was credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He was know for his writings, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon
  • Aristotle
    348 BCE

    Aristotle

    Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist. His writings cover many subjects including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theater and etc..
  • Plato
    347 BCE

    Plato

    Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens. Plato was the innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms in philosophy.
  • Aelius Galenus or Galen
    130 BCE

    Aelius Galenus or Galen

    Aelius Galenus or Galen was a Greek physician, surgeon and philosopher in the Roman Empire. Physician to the gladiators, doctrine of 4 body humors: blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile anatomy demonstration with dissection. His writing used to train physician for centuries.
  • Rhazes
    925

    Rhazes

    was a Persian polymath, physician, alchemist, philosopher, and important figure in the history of medicine. he was among the first to use humoral theory to distinguish one contagious disease from another, and wrote a pioneering book about smallpox and measles providing clinical characterization of the diseases
  • Barbers surgeons
    1000

    Barbers surgeons

    cut more than hair. practiced ''bloodlething, cupping, pulling teeth also served in the military. Treated battle wounds, amputatedlimbs and cauterized the stump to seal vessels.
  • The Cannon Of Medicine
    1025

    The Cannon Of Medicine

    compiled by persian philosopher Auicenna 5 volumes about greek and arabic medicine. dominant teachingsof medicine until 17th and 18th.
  • 1452

    Regulations

    Norman king Roger II decrees a license is required to practice medicine. physicians were licensed after training. woman were not allowed to participate. midwives have assisted woman giving birth forever.
  • 1500

    Religion and medicine

    Both christian and muslim teachings encourage the care of those in need. islamic hospitals with wards for different illnesses trained nurses and stores of medicine
  • Anatomy
    1541

    Anatomy

    New ideas allowed for the study of human anatomy at this time formerly forbidden by the church. this corrected many ideas. Anatomy is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts
  • industrial revolution

    industrial revolution

    BIG changes because of machines. stethoscopes were invented. blood cells, bacteria, and protozoa seen with microscopes. capillaries discovered.
  • Joseph Lister

    Joseph Lister

    He promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. Lister successfully introduced carbolic acid to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds.
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner was an English physician and scientist who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine, the world's first vaccine. Began vaccinations using fluid from cowpox to prevent smallpox.
  • Robert Koch

    Robert Koch

    insisted on clean instrument and hands between patients (used carbolic acid; known as aseptic technique). Discovered that microorganisms (pathogens) are the source of some disease also is the founder of modern bacteriology.