Hippocrates was a physician .
Hippocrates of Kos ( [ hɪˈpɒkrəˌtiːz ] Ἱπποκράτης Hippokrátēs ; 460 -- 370 BC ) , also known as Hippocrates II , was a Greek physicist of the Age of Pericles ( Classical Greece ) , and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of physics .
Hippocrates