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Scribonius Largus

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Scribonius Largus Designatianus (c. 1 – c. 50) was the court physician to the Roman emperor Claudius. Around 47 AD, at the request of Gaius Julius Callistus, the emperor's freedman, he drew up a list of 271 prescriptions (Compositiones), most of them his own, although he acknowledged his indebtedness to his tutors, to friends, and to the writings of eminent physicians. Certain traditional remedies are also included. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scribonius Largus has received more than 94,872 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Scribonius Largus is the 385th most popular physician (down from 366th in 2019).

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Scribonius Largus ranks 385 out of 726. Before him are Jim Yong Kim, Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, Nicolae Paulescu, Karl Friedrich Burdach, and Sir William Bowman, 1st Baronet. After him are Hans Münch, Petrus Camper, William Bayliss, Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Richard Wilhelm, and Warren Sturgis McCulloch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 100, Scribonius Largus ranks 61. Before him are Agrippa, Rabbel II Soter, Tiberius Julius Alexander, Sedecion of Byzantium, Felix of Byzantium, and Cornelius Fuscus. After him are Polycarpus II of Byzantium, Hyginus Gromaticus, Eleutherius of Byzantium, Gessius Florus, Saint Publius, and Cerinthus. Among people deceased in 100, Scribonius Largus ranks 66. Before him are Justus of Tiberias, Tychicus, Mucianus, Phoebe, Aristarchus of Thessalonica, and John of Patmos. After him are Dorcas, Andronicus of Pannonia, Gessius Florus, Isidore of Charax, Claudia Marcella Minor, and Plautia Urgulanilla.

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