About Alexippus
Alexippus was a physician.
Alexippus (Ancient Greek: ) 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.
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Who was Alexippus?
4th-century BC Greek physician
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Alexippus was a physician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Alexippus. https://biography.guide/alexippus/
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