Skip to main content

The timeline can be navigated with the “Scroll Left” and “Scroll Right” buttons or by dragging the pointer to a date on the timeline waveform (located at the bottom of the screen on the desktop version and on the left of the screen on mobile). To filter by a particular topic and see a smaller section of the data, make a selection on the dropdown “Filters” menu or click “Search” to do a keyword search. Hover over the abbreviated filter tags in the blue boxes to see the complete name of the filter, or click a filter to display all the data with this tag. If you want to take a deeper dive into a specific topic by viewing a narrative essay page and a curated timeline, click on “Stories.”

Read More
Bronze figurine of Imhotep in a seated position, holding a scroll. There is information partially readable on the wall behind the figure.
Statue of Imhotep in the Louvre Museum. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Hu Totya)

Imhotep, often labeled as the "world's first doctor," is born in Egypt.

2700s BCE

GLSO
TFCM
Statue of Imhotep in the Louvre Museum. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Hu Totya)

A chancellor to the king who is respected for his contributions to philosophy, science, architecture, and more, Imhotep is a deified figure who is believed to live during the 3rd millennia BCE. He is often credited with being the principal author of the so-called "Edwin Smith" Papyrus, detailing 48 patient case histories and their corresponding treatments.