Galen, Greek Physician(129-c. 200/c. 216)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus
• Known as: Galen
• Birth: 130, Pergamon, Turkey
• Death: 200? 216?, Rome, Italy
• Language: Greek
• Who he was: Greek physician; wrote voluminously on medical discoveries during the Roman era
• Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP)

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