Andreas Vesalius

Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

1515 — 1564

Quick Facts

Profession

Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

Born

January 10, 1515

Died

1564 (age ~49)

Name Origin

German

Timeline

writer, physician, biologist

Habsburg NetherlandsBorn in Mont aux Potences - GalgenbergDied in Zakynthos

1515

Born in Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg (1515-01-10)

1564

Died in Zakynthos

About

Andries van Wezel, latinized as Andreas Vesalius, was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem, 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.