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Galen | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Galen (130—200 C.E.) Galen was one of the most prominent ancient physicians as well as a philosopher (though most of his philosophical writings are lost). Nonetheless, his philosophical interests are quite evident in his practice of biological science.
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus [2] ( Greek: Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – 216 AD), often anglicized as Galen ( / ˈɡeɪlən /) or Galen of Pergamon, [3] was a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher.
Mar 18, 2016 · Galen. First published Fri Mar 18, 2016; substantive revision Fri Dec 3, 2021. Galen ( Galēnos, 129–c. 200 CE) was primarily a medical author, but had a deep engagement with and influence on the philosophical debates of his time.
Galen of Pergamum (129–199/217 AD) was a prominent Greek physician and philosopher from Pergamon, a Greek city in western Asia Minor. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was an important medical researcher in the Roman Empire and his theories influenced Western medical science for over a thousand years. [5] Biography.
Photo Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Galen, a second-century Greek physician and philosopher, rose from gladiators’ physician in Asia Minor to court physician in the Rome of Marcus Aurelius. He is considered the most important physician of the ancient world after Hippocrates.
i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. Claudius Galen © Galen was a physician, writer and philosopher who became the most famous doctor in the Roman Empire and whose theories...
Galen was a Greek who became the Roman Empire’s greatest physician, authoring more books still in existence than any other Ancient Greek: about 20,000 pages of his work survive. He was the personal physician to Rome’s Emperors for decades.
