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Chapter 1
History of Medicine and Pharmacy (Important People)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aristotle | Greek scientist, philosopher |
| Asclepius | Greek god of healing and medicine |
| Bacon, Roger | English scientist responsible for scientific methods |
| Crick, Francis | Co-discoverer of the molecular structure of DNA, the double helix |
| Domagk, Gerhard | Developed sulfonamides and synthetic antibiotics |
| Fleming, Alexander | Discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic |
| Galen, Claudius | Green physician |
| Hippocrates | Greek physician and philosopher, considered to the father of medicine |
| Mendel, Gregor | Scientist and monk, known as the father of genetics |
| Nightingale, Florence | 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 |
| Pasteur, Louis | French scientist, discovered several vaccines and invented pasteurization |
| Watson, James | Co-discoverer of the molecular structure of DNA, the double helix |