Herophilus

British  

/ hɪəˈrɒfɪləs /

noun

1. died ?280 _bc , Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves

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Herophilus

Erasistratus and Herophilus explored the cerebella of fast-moving animals like deer and rabbits.

From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2018

In the early third century Herophilus of Chalcedon, the brilliant Alexandrian anatomist, invented a device for timing the pulse.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Yet this assumes that Herophilus was asking modern questions of his data.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Herophilus and his colleagues were authorized to resort to the dissection of the dead, and to ascertain, by that only trustworthy method, the true structure of the human body.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William

Herophilus attributes a moving faculty to the nerves, arteries, and muscles, but thinks that the lungs are affected only with a natural desire of enlarging and contracting themselves.

From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch