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213.130.123.99 15:58, 6 December 2006 (UTC)==comments== So when did he die? 201 (top of page) or 203 (halfway down the page)? - Kimiko 18:45 May 2, 2003 (UTC)
Bergama, the modern day Pergamon, is not in "Greece" but in Turkey.
SetarconeX Feb, 16, 2004
There seems to be a lot of debate in scholarly circles on the exact date of his death. Someone really should do some serious research into this.
Also, when was he born?? AD129 as i believed or AD131 as it states here???
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The articlce states "His favorite subject was the barbary ape" but if I recall properly, he actually didn't like to vivisect apes because their "piteous cries sounded too human-like." Anyone else recall this? -Ikkyu2 23:01, 28 August 2005 (UTC)
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Why does it also link to Vasily Blyukher? I have read the article, and there is no mention of the word Galen in the article. Phalanxia 11:01, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
Oh wait, there it is..... :p Phalanxia 14:30, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
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I think the sentence crediting him with inventing the "δουχβαγ, an instrument which is still used today in the remote and somewhat primitive Ουικιπεδια region" might be bogus - the region mentioned is Greek for Wikipedia... -ben84621-
[edit] Public dissections
The paragraph referring to public dissections is contradictory. At first it mentions that "One of his methods was to publicly dissect a living pig ..." but then it goes on to say "Crucially, he never dissected animals in public ...". Could someone clarify this issue? --GringoInChile 16:38, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
- I also noticed this contradiction... does anyone who is actually familiar with Galen want to remedy it? If not I am just going to remove both parts. Dunne409 03:07, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
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- If nobody does fix it soon, maybe the paragraph could be commented out rather than completely removed in case someone does come along at a latter date to clarify the matter --GringoInChile 08:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I think we should just remove the "Crucially, he never dissected animals in public ..." sentence, all the way to "... yet to reach Rome." The paragraph makes perfect sense without it, and I've seen a Modern Marvels documentary on the History Channel which corroborates the fact that he did public dissections. Hardly a source beyond reproach, I know, but given that the article makes mention of his dissections in several places, I'd support axing this sentence.Hegar 15:18, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
- I agree--GringoInChile 19:39, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I think Dunne409 has done a very good job with editing the paragraph in line with what Hegar reported. It is a lot clearer and no longer contradictory. Well done both of you. --GringoInChile 19:56, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Expansion
There is no mention of any of his works in this article. It says he writes but what did he write? It also doesn't mention what kind of experimenting he did with the brain. Maybe after I finish my term paper this weekend I'll work on it. But no promises.Aether24 06:56, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
