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Dioscorides

Pedanius Dioscorides (Ancient Greek: Πεδάνιος Διοσκουρίδης, Pedánios Dioskourídēs; c. 40–90 AD), "the father of pharmacognosy", was a Greek pharmacologist, physician, botanist, and author of De materia medica (in the original Ancient Greek: Περὶ ὕλης ἰατρικῆς, Peri hulēs iatrikēs, both meaning "On Medical Material"), a 5-volume Greek encyclopedic…

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Known for
De Materia Medica
Born
c. 40 AD Anazarbus, Cilicia, Asia Minor
Died
c. 90 AD
Occupations
Army physician, pharmacologist, botanist
Other name
Dioscurides

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related to Sources · 70
Dioscorides → Allbutt, Andrew, Antiquity, Aristote, August, Austin, Bruins, Bulletin, Canada, Catalogus Translationum, Chiang Mai, Clifford, Codex Constantinopolitanus, Cognoscenti Books, College, Commentariorum, Commentary Bruins, Daniel, Date, David
related to External links · 39
Dioscorides → Acerca, An Illustrated Dioscoridean Recension, Anniversary, Antwerp, Biblioteca Digital Hispánica, Biblioteca Nacional, Biblioteca Nazionale, Bibliothèque, Catalogue, Chronica, Codex, Diosc, Dioscoride/Dioscodirides, DioscoridesDioscorides Materia Medica, Dioscurides Neapolitanus, Dr, English, EspañaLes VI, February, French
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Dioscorides → Based, Beck, Being, De Materia Medica, Eiusdem, Germany, Gunther, Herbal, Hildesheim, Iano Antonio Saraceno Lugdunaeo, Ibidis Press, Janus Antonius Saracenus, Johannesburg, John Goodyer, Lily, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Olms-Weidmann, Tess Anne Osbaldeston
related to De materia medica · 12
Dioscorides → AD Dioscorides, Between, De, Greek, Hippocratic, In, Latin, On Medical Material, Perì, Renaissance, Western, Western Europe
related to Life · 11
Dioscorides → Anazarbus, Asia Minor, Cilicia, Greek-speaking, Laecanius Arius, Mediterranean, Pedanius, Roman, Tarsus, The, Though
related to Gallery · 7
Dioscorides → Arabic, British Museum, Byzantine De, De, DioscoridesIn, Portrait, Spain
related to Legacy · 5
Dioscorides → De, Dioscorea, European, Linnaeus, The
Born · 1
Dioscorides → c. 40 AD Anazarbus, Cilicia, Asia Minor
Died · 1
Dioscorides → c. 90 AD
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Dioscorides → De Materia Medica

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DioscoridesBornc. 40 AD Anazarbus, Cilicia, Asia Minor1.00infobox
DioscoridesDiedc. 90 AD1.00infobox
DioscoridesKnown forDe Materia Medica1.00infobox
DioscoridesOccupationsArmy physician, pharmacologist, botanist1.00infobox
DioscoridesOther nameDioscurides1.00infobox
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Dioscoridesrelated to De materia medicaGreek0.60section
Dioscoridesrelated to De materia medicaPerì0.60section
Dioscoridesrelated to De materia medicaWestern Europe0.60section
Dioscoridesrelated to De materia medicaLatin0.60section
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