Galen(129—C. 216 Ce) Galen (Aelius or Iulius Galenus of Pergamum), a doctor and philosopher, was the son of a rich architect. Born in modern-day Bergama in western Turkey, he was introduced as a student to all the main philosophical theories of...

Physiology—the study of how the body works—had its start nearly 2,000 years ago in the studies of Galen, a Greek physician. Galen (also known as Claudius Galenus) studied the writings of the ancient scholars and learned from some of the...

GALEN (130?–200? CE, or later) was a Greek physician and philosopher. The last and greatest medical scientist of antiquity, Galen exercised an unparalleled influence on the development of medicine. Galen was born in Pergamum (modern Bergama,...

Galenic medicine (also called humoralism or Galenism) derives its name from the Greek physician and philosopher Galen (129–c.216C.E..). Galen's prolific writings were rooted in the Hippocratic corpus as well as the philosophical doctrines...

c. 129-c. 216 Greek Physician, Writer, and Philosopher The work of Galen (Claudius Galenus) made him the primary authority on medical understanding and practice throughout the Middle Ages. Often described as the leading scientist of the time, he is...

Galen [addendum] Galen's influence on medieval Islamic thought in general, and on Arabic philosophy in particular, can hardly be overestimated. Galen himself developed a system of philosophical and medical views that gained tremendous authority...

Galen (Greek: ΓαληνÏς, GalÄ"nos; Latin: Claudius Galenus; AD 129[1] –ca. 200 or 216) of Pergamum was a prominent ancient Greek physician, whose theories dominated Western medical science for over a millennium. The forename "Claudius",...