Draco_(physician)
Draco (physician)
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Draco (or Dracon, Greek: Δράκον) was the name of several physicians in the family of Hippocrates.
- Draco I. Lived 5th to 4th centuries BC, was the son of Hippocrates, the famous physician (Hippocrates II). He was the brother of Thessalus.[1] Galen tells us that some of the writings of Hippocrates was attributed to his son Draco.
- Draco II. According to the Suda,[2] the son of Thessalus and grandson of Hippocrates II. He was the father of Hippocrates IV,[3] and would have been the brother of Hippocrates III. He would have lived in the 4th century BC.
- Draco III. According to the Suda,[4] the son of Hippocrates IV.
There may, however, be some confusion in the Suda, and it is possible that these three physicians are not all distinct persons.