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Galen
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus , better known as Galen of Pergamon , was a prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher...

was an ancient Roman physician of Greek origin.

Galen may also refer to:
  • Galen (crater)
    Galen (crater)
    Galen is a small lunar impact crater that lies in the rugged region between the Montes Apenninus range to the west and the Montes Haemus in the east. It is located to the south-southeast of the crater Aratus, a slightly larger formation. Further to the west is the crater Conon, near the flanks of...

    , a lunar impact crater
  • Galen, New York
    Galen, New York
    Galen is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 4,439 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the classical physician Galen.The Town of Galen is on the south border of the county and west of Syracuse, New York....

    , U.S., a town


People

  • Vasily Blücher, Soviet military commander; used the name Galen as a military adviser in China
  • Clemens August Graf von Galen
    Clemens August Graf von Galen
    Blessed Clemens August Graf von Galen was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church....

    , German count and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Bernhard von Galen
    Bernhard von Galen
    Christoph Bernhard Freiherr von Galen was prince-bishop of Münster. He was born into a noble Westphalian family....

    , prince-bishop of Münster
  • von Galen
    Von Galen
    The Von Galen family is an old, noble, Westphalian family, historically Roman Catholic, from the County of Mark.The earliest von Galens appeared in the twelfth century. Some branches of the family spread to East Prussia through the crusades and military expeditions of the Teutonic Order during the...

     family
  • Galen Gering
    Galen Gering
    Galen Laius Gering is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Luis Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions...

    , American soap opera actor
  • Galen Rowell
    Galen Rowell
    Galen Avery Rowell was a noted wilderness photographer and climber. Born in Oakland, California, he became a full-time photographer in 1972.-Early life and education:...

    , notable climber and photographer

Fictional characters

  • Galen (Babylon 5), a character in the Babylon 5 universe
  • Galen DeMarco
    Galen DeMarco
    Galen DeMarco is a fictional character in the world of Judge Dredd. She is a former street judge who first appeared in the Judge Dredd storyline "The Pit" in 2000 AD #970.-Biography:...

    , a character in the world of Judge Dredd
  • Galen Kord, a character in the Transformers universe
  • Galen Tyrol
    Galen Tyrol
    Galen Tyrol is a character on the television series Battlestar Galactica. Tyrol is responsible for the maintenance of the Vipers and Raptors aboard Battlestar Galactica...

    , a character in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series
  • Galen, the assistant of Dr. Zaius
    Dr. Zaius
    Dr. Zaius is a fictional character in the Pierre Boulle novel Planet of the Apes, and the film series and television series based upon it. He is an orangutan and although given a minor role devoid of dialogue in the novel, he becomes the main antagonist of the story in the subsequent film adaptation...

     in the 1968 film Planet of the Apes and subsequent TV series
  • Professor Richard Galen, a character in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Chase"
  • Galen Marek, a character in the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed project

Other uses

  • Galen Catholic College
    Galen Catholic College
    Galen Catholic College is a Catholic School based in Wangaratta, North East Victoria, Australia. The school caters for grades 7 to VCE .- The school itself :...

    , Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
  • Galen Center
    Galen Center
    The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor arena and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California. Located at the southeast corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles, it is right across the street from the campus and...

    , an athletic facility at the University of Southern California, U.S
  • Galen University
    Galen University
    Galen University is an independent university in Belize, Central America, with Sustainable Development as one its core values. Its main campus is located on the outskirts of San Ignacio in Belize. The University offers educational programs at undergraduate and graduate levels in business, arts,...

    , San Ignacio, Belize
  • OpenGALEN
    OpenGALEN
    OpenGALEN is a not-for-profit organisation that provides an open source medical terminology. This terminology is written in a formal language called GRAIL and also distributed in OWL.- Background :...

    , a provider of an open source medical terminology
  • Galen Institute
    Galen Institute
    The Galen Institute is a non-profit public policy research organization based in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1995 by Grace-Marie Turner, the Galen Institute's stated mission is "advancing free-market ideas in health policy, promoting a more informed public debate over ideas that support...

    , a free market health policy think tank in Alexandria, Virginia, whose Senior Fellows include Brian Lee Crowley
    Brian Lee Crowley
    Brian Lee Crowley, is Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a national public policy think tank based in Ottawa...


See also

  • Galena (disambiguation)
    Galena (disambiguation)
    Galena is a mineral, lead sulfide, an important lead ore.Galena may also refer to:-Places:United States*Galena, Alaska*Galena, Illinois*Galena, Indiana*Galena, Kansas*Galena, Maryland*Galena, Missouri*Galena, Ohio*Galena, Oregon...

  • Galien (disambiguation)
  • Galan (disambiguation)
  • Gehlen (disambiguation)
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