Andreas Vesalius

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Renaissance scientist anatomist human physician

Andreas Vesalius was a 16th-century Flemish anatomist and physician whose groundbreaking work "De humani corporis fabrica" revolutionized the study of human anatomy and is considered a cornerstone of modern medicine.

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instanceOf Renaissance scientist ⓘ
anatomist ⓘ
human ⓘ
physician ⓘ
academicDegree doctor of medicine ⓘ
birthName Andries van Wesel ⓘ
burialPlace Zakynthos ⓘ
causeOfDeath shipwreck-related illness ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 16th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1514-12-31 ⓘ
1515-01-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1564-10-15 ⓘ
educatedAt KU Leuven ⓘ
surface form: University of Leuven

University of Padua ⓘ
Sorbonne University ⓘ
surface form: University of Paris
employer Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Philip II of Spain ⓘ
University of Padua ⓘ
ethnicGroup Flemish ⓘ
fieldOfWork anatomy ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
genre medical textbook ⓘ
hasOccupation author ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
influenced Gabrielle Falloppio ⓘ
Realdo Colombo ⓘ
William Harvey ⓘ
influencedBy Galen ⓘ
knownFor challenging Galenic anatomy ⓘ
founding modern human anatomy ⓘ
systematic human dissection ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Latin ⓘ
movement Renaissance humanism ⓘ
name Andreas Vesalius self-link ⓘ
notableIdea direct observation in anatomy ⓘ
use of detailed anatomical illustration ⓘ
notableWork De humani corporis fabrica libri septem ⓘ
Epitome ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels

Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
placeOfDeath Republic of Venice ⓘ
Zakynthos ⓘ
Zakynthos ⓘ
surface form: Zante
positionHeld court physician ⓘ
professor of surgery and anatomy ⓘ
workLocation Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Brussels

Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Madrid ⓘ
Padua ⓘ

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University of Padua → hasNotableAlumnus → Andreas Vesalius ⓘ
Galen → influenced → Andreas Vesalius ⓘ
Andreas Vesalius → name → Andreas Vesalius self-link ⓘ
Ambroise Paré → influenced → Andreas Vesalius ⓘ
Università degli Studi di Padova → hasNotableAlumnus → Andreas Vesalius ⓘ
Università degli Studi di Padova → hasNotableProfessor → Andreas Vesalius ⓘ