The Epic Interactive Encyclopedia 1997/The_Epic_Interactive_Encyclopedia_97.iso/g/galen/infotext

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Greek physician whose ideas dominated Western
medicine for almost 1,500 years. Central to
his thinking were the theories of humours and
the threefold circulation of the blood. Galen
was born in Pergamum in Asia Minor. He
attended the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Although he 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. He
remained the highest medical authority until
Andreas Vesalius and William Harvey exposed
the fundamental errors of his system.