Galen
129–c. 216
Greek physician whose ideas dominated Western medicine for centuries.
Galen (129–c. 216) was a physician, born in Pergamon and died in Rome.
- Known as
- Physician
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- 129, Pergamon
- Died
- c. 216, Rome
Alive at the same time as Galen
- Epictetus c. 50–c. 135, philosopher
- Rabbi Akiva c. 50–135, rabbi
- Zhang Heng 78–139, astronomer
- Ptolemy c. 100–c. 170, astronomer
- Marcus Aurelius 121–180, emperor
- Nagarjuna c. 150–c. 250, philosopher
- Origen c. 185–c. 253, theologian
Portrait: Georg Paul Busch (engraver), Public domain.
