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Agnodice

400 BC - 360 BC

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Agnodice (Greek: Ἁγνοδίκη, pronounced [haŋnodíkɛː]; c. 4th century BCE) is a legendary figure said to be the first female midwife or physician in ancient Athens. Her story, originally told in the Fabulae (attributed to the Roman author Gaius Julius Hyginus), has been used to illustrate issues surrounding women in medicine and midwifery. Agnodice is not generally considered a historical figure, but her legend has influenced discussions about gender roles in medical professions. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agnodice is the 161st most popular physician (up from 163rd in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Greece (up from 254th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Agnodice ranks 161 out of 726. Before her are Howard Florey, Marie François Xavier Bichat, Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Georgios Papanikolaou, Jonas Salk, and Herta Oberheuser. After her are Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, Peter Agre, Virginia Apgar, Magnus Hirschfeld, E. Donnall Thomas, and Sushruta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Agnodice ranks 14. Before her are Nectanebo II, Theopompus, Atropates, Ephorus, Leochares, and Spitamenes. After her are Teos of Egypt, Antipater II of Macedon, Drypetis, Hegesias of Cyrene, Mithridates I of Pontus, and Chares of Lindos. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Agnodice ranks 4. Before her are Democritus, Agesilaus II, and Atropates. After her are Artabazos II, Lais of Corinth, Dinocrates, Aeschines of Sphettus, Campaspe, Polykleitos the Younger, Silanion, and Palaephatus.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Agnodice ranks 237 out of 1,024. Before her are Gotse Delchev (1872), Aglaonice (null), Cecrops I (null), Cleomenes III (-260), William of Villehardouin (1300), and Archelaus (-500). After her are Memnon of Rhodes (-380), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Mnesikles (-500), Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), Costas Simitis (1936), and Xanthippus of Carthage (-300).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Greece

Among physicians born in Greece, Agnodice ranks 4. Before her are Hippocrates (-460), Erasistratus (-303), and Georgios Papanikolaou (1883). After her are Paul of Aegina (625), Podalirius (null), and Diocles of Carystus (-400).

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