History Medicine...important individuals 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSEOCR Created by: LazzajtCreated on: 24-04-16 16:17 Hipocrates Believed in observation and delveloped the theory of the Four Humours 1 of 9 Lister First person to develop antiseptic. Noticed that carbolic acid reduced the risk of infection 2 of 9 Pare Discovered that soothing lotions healed gunshot wounds better than hot oil and was the first person to use ligatures 3 of 9 Koch Proved the Germ Theory and identified bacteria/germs that caused certain illnesses 4 of 9 Galen Roman army doctor who discovered alot about anatomy. His medical books were used for hundreds of years 5 of 9 Fleming Noticed that there were no germs around some mould and led to the development of penicillin 6 of 9 Visalious Dissected bodies and noticed mistakes in Galen's work. He also wrote lots of books about anatomy 7 of 9 Jenner Noticed a connection between cowpox and smallpox which led to the first vaccination 8 of 9 Simpson Discovered that Chloroform could be used as an anaesethetic and so it became widely 9 of 9
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