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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: June 30, 2014
Caption: Hippocrates (c. 460 — c. 375 B.C. )
Additional Description: A Greek who is often called the "father of medicine:' he rejected the superstitious magic of primitive medicine and laid the foundations for medicine as a branch of science. Here he is shown writing the oath of professional behavior attributed to him, the Hippocratic Oath. -- NIH Handout. 1953 elevator door panel by Vincent Glinksy
In the Clinical Center
Submitted: July 1, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p277750
File Size: 2.954 Megabytes

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