It is believed Hippocrates was born around B.C. 460 on the Greek island of Cos, the son of Heraclides and Phenaretes. His father was a physician, and Hippocrates reportedly studied under him, as well as under the atomist Democritus and the sophist Gorgias. Plato referred to Hippocrates in some of his writings, as did Aristotle. Hippocrates seems to have traveled widely in Greece and Asia Minor throughout his career, teaching and practicing medicine. It is believed he spent considerable time teaching at the medical school at Cos.

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