---
name: Herophilus the Anatomist
name_greek: Ἡρόφιλος ὁ Χαλκηδόνιος
eul_aid: ifm
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/en/herophilus-the-anatomist"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Koine (frg)
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Herophilus the Anatomist

*Ἡρόφιλος ὁ Χαλκηδόνιος*

**eul_aid:** `ifm` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/en/herophilus-the-anatomist)

Herophilus the Anatomist, Hellenistic physician and pioneer of human dissection. Surviving works and fragments. Free to download from the Greek archive.

## Works

- [How a Man Ought to Live Each Month](https://eulogikon.org/grc/herophilus-the-anatomist/monthly-living) — *Πῶς ὀφείλει διαιτᾶσθαι ἄνθρωπος ἐφ ἑκάστῳ μηνί* · `ifm-aa`
- [On the Method of Nourishment](https://eulogikon.org/grc/herophilus-the-anatomist/method-nourishment) — *Περὶ μεθόδου τροφῆς* · `ifm-ab`

## License and provenance

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