Galen
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- Created on: 09-04-14 14:04
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- Galen
- When and where
- 129-199AD
- Greek doctor in Roman Empire
- Discovery
- Adapted the theory of the 4 humours and added his theory of opposites
- Discovery
- Dissection - learnt about anatomy but made some mistakes because he dissected animals
- Galen's plague
- Short Term impact
- Became famous as the Emperor's physician
- Long term impact
- Galen was the basis of medical training for well over 1000 years - because he fit in with ideas of Christianity and Islam
- When and where
- Galen's plague
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