Nicomachus

Physician, Deceased Person

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Who is Nicomachus?

Nicomachus, was the father of Aristotle.

The Suda states that he was a doctor descended from Nicomachus, son of Machaon the son of Asclepius. Greenhill notes he had another son named Arimnestus, and a daughter named Arimneste, by his wife Phaestis, or Phaestias, who was also descended from Aesculapius. He was a native of Stageira, and the friend and physician of Amyntas III, king of Macedonia, 393-369 BC.

Aristotle's son was also called Nicomachus.

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on July 23, 2013

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