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Important People
History of Medicine & Pharmacy
| Important Person | Know for |
|---|---|
| Aristotle | Greek scientist, philosopher |
| Asclepius | Greek god of healing and medicine |
| Roger Bacon | English scientist responsible for scientific methods |
| Francis Crick | Co-discoverer of the molecular structure of DNA, the double helix |
| Gerhard Domagk | Developed sulfonamides and synthetic antibiotics |
| Alexander Fleming | Discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic |
| Claudius Galen | Greek physician. Proving blood flows through arteries rather than air. |
| Hippocrates | Greek physician and philosopher, considered to be the father of medicine |
| Gregor Mendel | Scientist and monk, known as the father of genetics |
| Florence Nightingale | Nurse who was responsible for improving the unsanitary conditions at a British base hospital during the Crimean War, reducing the death count |
| Paracelsus | Swiss physician, philosopher, and scientist. Introduced one of the most popular tonics of the time, Laudanum, which was used to deaden pain. Listed as a major figures and influences throughout medical history. |
| Louis Pasteur | French scientist, discovered several vaccines, invented pasteurization, established germ theory of disease |
| James Watson | Co-discoverer of the molecular structure of DNA, the double helix |