History Medicine...important individuals 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryMedicine through time (OCR History A)GCSEOCR Created by: LazzajtCreated on: 24-04-16 16:35 Hipocrates Believed in observation and delveloped the theory of the Four Humours 1 of 12 Lister First person to develop antiseptic. Noticed that carbolic acid reduced the risk of infection 2 of 12 Pare Discovered that soothing lotions healed gunshot wounds better than hot oil and was the first person to use ligatures 3 of 12 Koch Proved the Germ Theory and identified bacteria/germs that caused certain illnesses 4 of 12 Galen Roman army doctor who discovered alot about anatomy. His medical books were used for hundreds of years 5 of 12 Fleming Noticed that there were no germs around some mould and led to the development of penicillin 6 of 12 Visalious Dissected bodies and found mistakes in Galen's work. He aslo wrote lots of books on anatomy 7 of 12 Jenner Found a connection between cowpox and smallpox which led up the first vaccination 8 of 12 Simposon Discovered that Chloroform could be an anesethetic and so it became widely used after Queen Victoria used it for childbirth 9 of 12 Harvey Discovered that the heart pumps blood around the body and also worked out the amount of blood in the body 10 of 12 Edwin Chadwick Compiled a report on the social conditions of the working classes. His findings led to the government passing public health reforms 11 of 12 Pasteur A french scientist who developed the Germ Theory but could not prove it 12 of 12
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