Alexippus

4th-century BC Greek physician
The basics

Quick Facts

Intro4th-century BC Greek physician
PlacesGreece
isPhysician
Work fieldHealthcare
Gender
Male
The details

Biography

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.

The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article on 15 May 2020. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.