Galen AD (c. 130 - c. 200) was a Greek physician ideas dominated Western medicine for almost 1,500 years.

Short Biography:

Born at Pergamum in Asia Minor, he personally attended the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Central to his thinking were the theories of humours (that human characteristics followed from the balance of the "humours" - phlegm, blood, choler and melancholy - thought to constitute the body) and the threefold circulation of the blood.

Galen made relatively few discoveries and relied heavily on the teachings of Hippocrates. He wrote a large number of books, over 100 of which are known.

Why is Galen famous?

Galen was a prominent Greek physician and philosopher.  

Galen Movies
On the Waterfront The Best Things in Life Are Free Wind Across the Everglades Locked In! Penny Ante Free and Easy Mondo Mod Shanty Tramp Surfari The Hawaiians Hansu Kurushitan Anderusan no sekai Project: Kill Claws Close Encounters of the Third Kind Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Galen Filmography

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Category: Philosophers  - ( Philosophers Archive)

Date Added: 05 March '12

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