Praxagoras

Also known as Praxagoras of Cos

Praxagoras () was a figure of medicine in ancient Greece. He was born on the Greek island of Kos in about 340 BC. Both his father, Nicarchus, and his grandfather were physicians. Very little is known of Praxagoras' personal life, and none of his writings have survived.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Place of birth: Kos
Occupation: physician
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Movement: Dogmatic school

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date of birth: 0340-01-01
date of death: 0300-01-01
student: Philotimus
time period: classical antiquity
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
writing language: Ancient Greek

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History
Praxagoras' theory of circulation
Arteries and pulse
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References
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==History== Between the death of Hippocrates in 375 BC and the founding of the school in Alexandria, Egypt, Greek medicine became entrenched with speculation, seeing little advances in medicine. During this period four men took up the study of anatomy: Diocles of Carystus (fl. 4th century BC), Herophilos (c. 335–280 BC), Erasistratus (c. 304–250 BC), and finally Praxagoras.

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