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Abstract. Purpose: We review the life and contributions of Claudius Galen from a 20th century perspective and examine his genitourinary observations. Materials and methods: All obtainable English translations of Galen's works were explored in addition to relevant commentaries. Results: Galen's remarkable observations and novel concepts expanded ...
Biography Historical Article Portrait MeSH terms History, Ancient ... Claudius Galen ...
Galen ( Greek: Γαληνός, Latin: Claudius Galenus of Pergamum; 129 C.E. – c. 210 C.E.) was the Greek physician and philosopher whose views were most instrumental in the development of medicine in the late Greco-Roman period. Galen valued observation, experimentation, and logical analysis in the studies of medicine, and conducted a number ...
Claudius Galen Wheelhouse (29 December 1826 – 9 April 1909) was an English physician and photographer. Biography. Wheelhouse was born at Snaith in Yorkshire on 29 December 1826, was second son of James Wheelhouse, surgeon. At seven he left the grammar school at Snaith for Christ's Hospital preparatory school at Hertford, and entered Christ's ...
Galen began scientific breakthroughs in Ancient society by discovering the basis of human anatomy throughout the invention of the vivisection, his practice as a physician, and the placing and discovery of organ locations throughout the human body. Claudius Galen is an example of a missing voice and someone who was failed by technology.
Galen (Galenus), Claudius°. GALEN (Galenus), CLAUDIUS ° (131–c. 201 C.E.), prominent physician in antiquity and author of important philosophical works. Galen was born in Pergamum (Asia Minor) and died in Rome. Medieval Hebrew authors and translators regarded Galen as "the greatest physician" ( gedol ha-rofe'im, rosh ha-rofe'im ).
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (Greek: Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – 216 AD), often anglicized as Galen () or Galen of Pergamon, was a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher. Considered to be one of the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen influenced the development of various ...
