Hippocrates
Hippocrates was born in Greece in 460 BC and is perhaps
history's most famous physician.
He rejected superstition in favour of scientific
observations, classifying diseases, and by creating a set of moral and
professional standards for physicians. From all this work, he earned the title
of 'Father of Medicine.'
He also gave the world the Hippocratic Oath, a code of
ethics for physicians that is still taken by graduates at many modern medical
schools.