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Encyclopedia > Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius

Portrait from the Fabrica
Born December 31, 1514
Brussels, Belgium
Died October 15, 1564
Zakynthos, Greece

Andreas Vesalius (Brussels, December 31, 1514 - Zakynthos, October 15, 1564) was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Workings of the Human Body). Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. Vesalius is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon, less than 100 kilometers south of the lunar equator. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (736x1022, 657 KB) Summary Portrait of Vesalius from his De humani corporis fabrica (1543). ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1514 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the settlement itself. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 27 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... “Zante” redirects here. ... This article is about the settlement itself. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1514 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Zante” redirects here. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events March 27 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... Human heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ... For other uses, see Doctor. ... List of bones of the human skeleton Human anatomy is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human body. ... The title page of the Fabrica. ...


Vesalius is the latinized form of Andreas van Wesel. He is sometimes also referred to as Andreas Vesal.


See also

Timeline of medicine and medical technology // c. ... InVesalius is medical software used to reconstruct structures of the human body. ...

References

  • Vesalius, by Alison Kassab

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Andreas Vesalius
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NAME Vesalius, Andreas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Early anatomist
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1514
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels, Belgium
DATE OF DEATH October 15, 1564
PLACE OF DEATH Zakynthos, Greece

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Vesalius, Andreas (370 words)
Vesalius upset the authority of Galen, and his book – the first real textbook of anatomy –; marked the beginning of biology as a science.
Vesalius was taught anatomy in the Galenist tradition.
Vesalius was therefore taught principles of anatomy that had not been questioned for 1,300 years.
Vesalius (872 words)
Andreas Vesalius was born in Belgium in 1514.
Vesalius was able to get lots of dead human bodies to dissect, and the atmosphere at Padua allowed him to challenge old ideas such as those of Galen.
Vesalius worked with famous artists such as Titian to produce amazingly lifelike pictures in his books, the most famous of which was "The Fabric of the Human Body".
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