title: Aristotle (384-322 BC): philosopher and scientist of ancient Greece.
abstract: Aristotle's studies encompassed the entire world of living things. Many of his descriptions and classifications remain sound today. Although not a physician, he exerted a profound influence on medicine for the next 2000 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5BN, UK. P.M.Dunn@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D000076145:Greece, Ancient; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D009359:Neonatology / Q000266:history; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*; D012586:Science / Q000266:history*