Severus the Iatrosophist (Σευήρος ὁ Ἰατροσοφιστής) was a medical author of the 5th century CE. The title "iatrosophist" denotes a combination of physician and learned teacher, suggesting a role in medical education, likely within the Alexandrian tradition [1]. His identity remains obscure, distinguished from contemporaries like Severus of Antioch solely by the attribution of a single medical treatise.

His sole surviving work is the anatomical and physiological treatise On the Structure (Catharsis) of the Human Body (Περὶ κατασκευῆς ἀνθρώπου σώματος) [1][2].

Severus is significant for preserving a link in the transmission of anatomical knowledge in late antiquity. His treatise exemplifies the iatrosophistic literature used for medical instruction, providing insight into post-Galenic anatomical teaching and Technical Koine terminology in the Eastern Roman Empire prior to the Islamic Golden Age [1].

Sources 1. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Classics (Oxford University Press): https://oxfordre.com/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-8159 2. Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:2008.01.0539