Mkhitar Heratsi

Mkhitar Heratsi (Armenian: Մխիթար Հերացի) was a 12th-century Armenian physician. He was born in Khoy (present-day northwestern Iran).[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

Yerevan State Medical University is named after Heratsi. The most prominent students of YSMU are awarded with "Mkhitar Heratsi scholarship".

He was well versed in the Persian, Greek, and Arabic languages.[1]

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.
  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.


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