Mnesitheos of Athens

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Mnesitheos of Athens (around 380 BC ) was a Greek doctor . As far as we know today, Mnesitheos was particularly concerned with dietetics , in which he applied platonic ideas to medical practice. Only fragments of Mnesitheo's work are left . The fragments contain systematic lists of edible marine animals . In terms of the history of science , the texts of Mnesitheo acquire a certain significance due to their tendency towards systematization.

literature

  • Klaus-Dietrich Fischer: "Who has never been intoxicated ..." - A letter from the doctor Mnesitheos and a comment from Magister Bona Fortuna. In: Dynamis. Acta Hispanica ad medicinae scientiarumque historiam illustrandam. 23, 2003, pp. 341-361 ISSN  0211-9536
  • Hans Hohenstein: The doctor Mnesitheos from Athens (with a collection of the fragments). Jena 1935 (Phil. Diss. Berlin)
personal data
SURNAME Mnesitheos of Athens
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mnesitheus Atheniensis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek doctor
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC Chr.