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The very famous Greek physician and philosopher. He influenced the development of various scientific disciplines, such as anatomy, pathology, pharmacology as well as philosophy and logic. His medicine was mainly influenced by the then-current theory of humorism, advanced by Greek physicians such as Hippocrates. After the collapse of the Western Empire the study of Galen and other Greek works almost disappeared in the Latin West. His works spreaded again in the West starting from the 11th c. when Latin translation of Islamic medical texts began to appear. The first main translator of Galen into Arabic was Ḥunayn b. Isḥāq (c. 830-870 AD); his works influenced authors such as Muḥammad b. Zakariyāʼ (865-925 AD) and Ibn Sīnā (980-1037 AD). His theories influenced Western medical science until the Renaissance being part of the curriculum of many universities from the Middle Ages.