Alcmaeon of Croton

Alcmaeon of Croton, fl. c. 500 BC. Ancient Greek medical writer and philosopher whose works survive only as fragments. His relationship to Pythagoreanism is controversial. He is the first Greek known to have conducted human dissections.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Alcmaeon of Croton - Life and work of early Greek medical writer and philosopher-scientist, by Carl Huffman.
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Alkmaion - Very concise list of known facts about this early Greek thinker. Includes a chronological table placing him in historic context.
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