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Andreas Vesalius

Andreas Vesalius

December 31, 1514 –October 15, 1564

Anatomist, Physician, Surgeon, University teacher, Physiologist, Writer

Lived 49 years

Born in
Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg
Passed away in
Zakynthos

Andries van Wezel (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564), Latinized as Andreas Vesalius (), was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the fabric of the human body in seven books), which is considered one of the most influential books on human anatomy and a major advance over the long-dominant work of Galen. Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. He was born in Brussels, which was then part of the Habsburg Netherlands. He was a professor at the University of Padua (1537–1542) and later became Imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V.

Notable works: De humani corporis fabrica Education: University of Paris, University of Padua, Old University of Leuven

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Vesalius