Martin Akakia (1497–1551) was a physician of King Francis I of France. He was born at Châlons-en-Champagne, his real name being Aquaquia. He later adopted the name "Akakia," the Greek form of his name, following a common scholarly practice of the time to Latinize or Hellenize names. The name "Akakia" was later immortalized by Voltaire in his satirical writings, where he used it for a character described as a "pretended physician to the Pope," featured in a diatribe against Maupertuis.
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