Mkhitar Heratsi

Mkhitar Heratsi (Armenian: Մխիթար Հերացի) was a 12th-century Armenian physician. He was born in Khoy (present-day northwestern Iran). He was well versed in the Persian, Greek, and Arabic languages. [1] Heratsi, is often being called the father of Armenian medicine,[2][3][4][5] was the author of the Relief of Fevers, an encyclopedic work in which he discussed, among other subjects, surgery, diet and psychotherapy.

Bust of Mkhitar Heratsi

Legacy

Yerevan State Medical University is named after Mkhitar Heratsi since 1989[6] Excelling students of YSMU are awarded with "Mkhitar Heratsi scholarship".[7]

References
  1. Agop Jack Hacikyan, Gabriel Basmajian, Edward S. Franchuk, Nourhan Ouzounian. "The Heritage of Armenian Literature: From the sixth to the eighteenth century" Wayne State University Press, 2002. p 427
  2. Vann, Karine (2017-05-19). "Healing Herbs: Folk Remedies in Armenia". Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Elliott, Raffi (2016-04-27). "10 reasons why Armenia has become a medical tourism Mecca". Medium. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  4. "Yerevan (Municipality, Armenia)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  5. Minasyan, Smbat. "Medicine in Ancient and Medieval Armenia". www.armenian-history.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  6. Administrator. "Երևանի պետական բժշկական համալսարանի համառոտ պատմությունը". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  7. "Կրթաթոշակներ". ysmu.am. Retrieved 2017-11-29.


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