Hippocrates - J. Marion Sims Monument - Columbia, South Carolina
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BruceS
N 34° 00.045 W 081° 02.088
17S E 496786 N 3762239
Bust of physician known as the "Father of Gynecology" on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, South Carolina with a quote attributed to Hippocrates inscribed on its base.
Waymark Code: WMGN74
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2013
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The monument honors one of South Carolina's great physicians who is credited with founding the science of gynecology. It feature a bronze bust of the physician. The bust is sitting on a pedestal with the following inscription:
Where The Love
Of Man Is
There Also Is
Love Of The Art
-Hippocrates
For more information about Dr. Sims, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Marion_Sims .
Address:
SE Corner of Intersection of Assembly and Gervais
Columbia, South Carolina
Website: Not listed
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