Alexippus
4th-century BC Greek physician
Intro | 4th-century BC Greek physician | |
Places | Greece | |
is | Physician | |
Work field | Healthcare | |
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Alexippus (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξιππος) was an ancient Greek physician who was mentioned by Plutarch as having received a letter from Alexander the Great himself, to thank him for having cured one of his officers, a man named Peucestas, of a wound incurred during a bear hunt probably around 327 BC.