Soranus of Ephesus
E1029225
Soranus of Ephesus was a prominent 1st–2nd century AD Greek physician best known as a leading authority in ancient gynecology and obstetrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soranus of Ephesus canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Methodist physician
ⓘ
ancient Greek physician ⓘ gynecologist ⓘ medical writer ⓘ obstetrician ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1st century AD
ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ |
| advocated |
careful examination and diagnosis
ⓘ
humane treatment of women in childbirth ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| described |
care of newborn infants
ⓘ
care of pregnant women ⓘ management of labor and delivery ⓘ methods of abortion ⓘ methods of contraception ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
gynecology
ⓘ
medical biography ⓘ medicine ⓘ obstetrics ⓘ pediatrics ⓘ |
| floruit |
reign of Hadrian
ⓘ
reign of Trajan ⓘ |
| hasWorkPreservedIn | Latin translation by Caelius Aurelianus ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance physicians
ⓘ
later Byzantine medical writers ⓘ medieval European gynecology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gynecology
ⓘ
medical biography of Hippocrates ⓘ obstetrics ⓘ pediatrics ⓘ treatise on acute and chronic diseases ⓘ treatise on gynecology ⓘ treatise on obstetrics ⓘ treatise on women’s diseases ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| name | Soranus of Ephesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrFollower | Caelius Aurelianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | excessive use of drastic remedies ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman imperial medicine
ⓘ
ancient Greek medicine ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Methodist school of medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Gynaecology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Life of Hippocrates NERFINISHED ⓘ On Acute and Chronic Diseases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.