| (Apollonius Glaucus) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1st or 2nd century CE |
| Occupation(s) | physician, writer |
Apollonius Glaucus (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος Γλαῦκος) was a physician and writer who must have lived during or before the 2nd century CE, as his work On Internal Diseases is quoted by Caelius Aurelianus. Nothing more is known of his life. He wrote, for instance, on the significance of the types of excreted worms.
Name
The name Glaucus comes from Greek mythology, including one sea-god.
References
- Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1844). The Biographical Dictionary, Vol III. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans (London). p. 171.
- Smith, William, Sir (1867). A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (Vol. I). Little, Brown and Co. p. 245.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Eijk, Philip J. (2001). Diocles of Carystus. Brill. p. 239. ISBN 90-04-10265-5.