Aristotle
384 B.C.E. - 322 B.C.E.
Notable contributions in the field of biology:
Aristotle's' zoology and the classification of species was his greatest contribution to the history of biology, the first known attempt to classify animals into groups according to their behavior and, most importantly, by the similarities and differences between their physiologies.
References:
http://www.eolss.net/sample-chapters/c03/e6-71-01-01.pdf)https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/biology-i-history
Biology as a field of science has come a long way ever since the beginning of time. With the exception of technology, the modern biology that we all know to exist isn’t as far as it would be to the traditional/ancient biology.
The science of Biology was invented by Aristotle in the span of 384-322 BC.
His failed observations in plant species made him transition to performing experiments on animal bodies, specifically catfishes and sharks. Even though many Greek philosophers have been interested and were already doing such work in speculating the origin of Earth and its living organisms, no one was claimed to be successful in proving such theories and conjectures by using empirical evidence. Although Aristotle cannot account for the entirety of biology’s development as an area of scientific evaluation, he can still be credited for making the way and leading the start of ancient biology. There’s a massive possibility that the average person with decent knowledge of the subject ‘biology’ would think that it all started because of some discovery in relation to human anatomy. However, animal anatomy paved the way for biology to take its first steps as an area of scientific interest.
The writings of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle (c. 384–322 bc), in particular, are where biology first emerged as a discipline that sought knowledge of living things for their own sake rather than to advance human welfare.
Greece fell to the Roman legions around the middle of the 2nd century b.c.
The Romans made political contributions, but their main interest in science was in its practical applications.
As a result, biology promoted both medicine and agriculture due to how crucial they were to the welfare of the army and the empire. Pliny, Dioscorides, and Galen are noteworthy.
