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Epicharmus of Cos, thought to have lived between c. 550 and c. 460 BC, was a Greek dramatist and philosopher who is often credited with being one of the first comedic writers, having originated the Doric or Sicilian comedic form.
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science · Late 6th/early 5th century BC Greek dramatist and philosopher · dramaturge · philosopher · comedy writer · mathematician · writer · also Epicharmus of Kos, Epicharmus of Cos, Epicharmus, Epicharmus of Syracuse, Kos
Born 524 BC · Died 435 BC · Q312410
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“A mortal should think mortal thoughts, not immortal thoughts.”
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“The best thing a man can have, in my view, is health.”
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“The hand washes the hand: give something and you may get something.”
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“Then what is the nature of men? Blown-up bladders!”
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“Don't forget to exercise incredulity; for it is the sinews of the soul.”
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Published “Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population-representative studies with 141 million participants” in The Lancet — cited 862 times.
Published “Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults” in The Lancet — cited 2,114 times.
Published “Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants” in The Lancet — cited 3,191 times.
Published “Worldwide contamination of food-crops with mycotoxins: Validity of the widely cited ‘FAO estimate’ of 25%” in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition — cited 1,285 times.
Published “Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults” in The Lancet — cited 5,596 times.
Published “The<i>Gaia</i>mission” in Astronomy & Astrophysics — cited 6,438 times.
Published “<i>Gaia</i> Data Release 1” in Astronomy & Astrophysics — cited 1,821 times.
Published “The evaluation of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in breast cancer: recommendations by an International TILs Working Group 2014” in Annals of Oncology — cited 2,691 times.
Published “The GALAH survey: scientific motivation” in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society — cited 761 times.
Published “Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes” in Science — cited 1,639 times.
Published “<i>IDH1</i>and<i>IDH2</i>Mutations in Gliomas” in New England Journal of Medicine — cited 5,133 times.
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