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

A glass cameo signed by Herophilus, son of Dioscorides, now at Vienna, was, in the 17th century, in the monastery of Echternach, where it had probably been from old times.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

Herophilus and Erasistratus were distinguished physicians and anatomists, and the authors of several medical works.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various