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"I had a father, but he was like a father who understood me. And he had his own children but they didn't follow in his footsteps, so I was like the son who understood him."

– Jean-Luc Picard, speaking of Galen, 2369 ("The Chase")

Richard Galen was the most renowned Federation archaeologist of the 24th century. Among Galen's best works were his studies of the Kurlan civilization.

Galen was Jean-Luc Picard's archaeology professor at Starfleet Academy; he saw great potential in Picard and was very close to him, but ultimately Picard refused Galen's offer of becoming an archaeologist, which heavily disappointed Galen. Until 2369, the two hadn't met for thirty years, but Picard kept track of the professor's work and Galen of Picard's. Just before Galen's death, Picard stated that he had been the father who had understood him, in stark contrast to his real father. Galen, himself, had children of his own, however, none chose to follow in his footsteps, which reinforced his close relationship with Picard.

Galen spent the 2360s in micropaleontology and discovered a 4.5 billion year old code programmed in the DNA of dozens of species by ancient humanoids.

In 2369, Galen was close to deciphering the code and paid a surprise visit to Picard on the USS Enterprise-D, collaborating with Commander William T. Riker to surprise Picard with the gift of a Kurlan artifact he had recently discovered, the Kurlan naiskos. Although surprised to see his old teacher, Picard assured him that no one could be more welcome aboard the Enterprise-D, and was particularly touched at the gift given the rarity of the piece. However, when Galen asked Picard to come with him for the rest of his journey, Picard again disappointed Galen by refusing in favor of his responsibilities on the Enterprise, and Galen left the ship immediately, off to rendezvous with a Vulcan transport destined for Deep Space 4.

Shortly thereafter, Galen died as a result of injuries suffered when his shuttle was attacked by the Yridians working for the Cardassians. Before he died, Galen admitted to Picard that he had been too harsh with him. Picard was later able to complete the late-Galen's discovery. (TNG: "The Chase")

When Picard was working undercover in the service of Arctus Baran, he used the alias Galen to hide his identity. (TNG: "Gambit, Part I")

Appendices

Background information

Galen was played by actor Norman Lloyd. His first name comes from the script.

According to the script, the pronunciation for Galen was "GAY-lin".

Apocrypha

His mirror universe counterpart (β) was mentioned in the novella "The Worst of Both Worlds". He was a self-educated Terran archaeologist and the mentor of Luc Picard. Many years prior to 2371, he was executed by the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance because of his "seditious" theory that Terrans shared a common ancestry with Klingons and Cardassians.

External link

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+{{sidebar individual
-[[Image:Richard Galen.jpg|thumb|Richard Galen in [[2369]]]]
+|image         = Richard Galen.jpg
-'''Richard Galen''' was the most renowned [[Federation]] [[archaeologist]] of the [[24th century]].
+|caption       = Richard Galen
+|gender        = [[Male]]
+|species       = [[Human]]
+|affiliation   = [[Federation]]
+|occupation    = [[Archaeologist]]
+|children      = [[Galen's children 001|Multiple children]]
+|status        = Deceased
+|datestatus    = 2369
+|died          = [[2369]]
+|actor         = [[Norman Lloyd]]
+}}
+{{aquote|I had [[Maurice Picard|a father]], but he was like a [[father]] who understood me. And he had [[Galen's children 001|his own children]] but they didn't follow in his footsteps, so I was like the [[son]] who understood him.|[[Jean-Luc Picard]]''', speaking of '''Galen|2369|The Chase}}
-Galen was [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s [[archaeology]] [[professor]] at [[Starfleet Academy]]; he saw great potential in Picard and was very close to him, but ultimately Picard refused Galen's offer of becoming an archaeologist, which heavily disappointed Galen. Until [[2369]], the two hadn't met for thirty [[year]]s, but Picard kept track of the professor's work and Galen of Picard's. After Galen's death, Picard stated that he had been the father who had understood him, in difference from his real father.
+'''Richard Galen''' was the most renowned [[Federation]] [[archaeologist]] of the [[24th century]]. Among Galen's best works were his studies of the [[Kurlan]] [[civilization]].
-Galen spent the [[2360s]] in [[micropaleontology]] and discovered a [[Distant past|four billion year]] old code programmed in the [[DNA]] of dozens of [[species]] by [[ancient humanoid]]s. In 2369, Galen was close to deciphering the code and paid a surprise visit to Picard on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} to ask him to come with him for the rest of the journey. Picard again disappointed Galen by refusing and Galen left the [[ship]] immediately.
+Galen was [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s [[archaeology]] [[professor]] at [[Starfleet Academy]]; he saw great potential in Picard and was very close to him, but ultimately Picard refused Galen's offer of becoming an archaeologist, which heavily disappointed Galen. Until [[2369]], the two hadn't met for [[2339|thirty years]], but Picard kept track of the professor's work and Galen of Picard's. Just before Galen's [[death]], Picard stated that he had been the [[father]] who had understood him, in stark contrast to his [[Maurice Picard|real father]]. Galen, himself, had [[Galen's children 001|children]] of his own, however, none chose to follow in his footsteps, which reinforced his close relationship with Picard.
-Shortly thereafter, Galen died as a result of injuries suffered when his [[shuttle]] was attacked by the [[Yridian]]s working for the [[Cardassian]]s. Before he died, Galen admitted to Picard that he had been too harsh with him. Picard was later able to complete the late Richard Galen's discovery.
+Galen spent the [[2360s]] in [[micropaleontology]] and discovered a [[4.5 billion years ago|4.5 billion year old]] code programmed in the [[DNA]] of dozens of [[species]] by [[ancient humanoid]]s.
-Among Galen's best works were his studies of the [[Kurlan]] civilization. He had several children, but they didn't follow in his footsteps. ({{TNG|The Chase}})
+In 2369, Galen was close to deciphering the code and paid a surprise visit to Picard on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, collaborating with [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] to surprise Picard with the gift of a [[Kurlan]] artifact he had recently discovered, the [[Kurlan naiskos|Kurlan ''naiskos'']]. Although surprised to see his old [[teacher]], Picard assured him that no one could be more welcome aboard the ''Enterprise''-D, and was particularly touched at the gift given the rarity of the piece. However, when Galen asked Picard to come with him for the rest of his journey, Picard again disappointed Galen by refusing in favor of his responsibilities on the ''Enterprise'', and Galen left the [[ship]] immediately, off to rendezvous with a [[Vulcan 24th transport 001|Vulcan transport]] destined for [[Deep Space 4]].
-:''Galen was played by actor [[Norman Lloyd]].''
+Shortly thereafter, Galen died as a result of injuries suffered when [[Galen's shuttlecraft|his shuttle]] was attacked by the [[Yridian]]s working for the [[Cardassian]]s. Before he died, Galen admitted to Picard that he had been too harsh with him. Picard was later able to complete the late-Galen's discovery. ({{TNG|The Chase}})
-[[Category:Humans|Galen, Richard]]
-[[Category:Scientists|Galen, Richard]]
+When Picard was working undercover in the service of [[Arctus Baran]], he used the [[alias]] {{dis|Galen|alias}} to hide his identity. ({{TNG|Gambit, Part I}})
-[[Category:Professors|Galen, Richard]]
+== Appendices ==
+=== Background information ===
+Galen was played by actor [[Norman Lloyd]]. His first name comes from the script.
+According to the {{Star Trek Minutiae|resources/scripts/246.txt|script}}, the pronunciation for Galen was "GAY-lin".
+=== Apocrypha ===
+His [[mirror universe]] {{mb|Richard Galen (mirror)|counterpart}} was mentioned in the novella "{{dis|The Worst of Both Worlds|novella}}". He was a self-educated {{mu|Terran}} archaeologist and the mentor of Luc Picard. Many years prior to [[2371]], he was executed by the [[Klingon-Cardassian Alliance]] because of his "seditious" theory that Terrans shared a common ancestry with [[Klingon]]s and [[Cardassian]]s.
+===External link===
+* {{mbeta}}
+[[de:Richard Galen]]
+[[fr:Richard Galen]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT|Galen, Richard}}
+[[Category:Humans]]
+[[Category:Starfleet Academy personnel]]
+[[Category:Scientists]]
+[[Category:Professors]]