Andries van Wesel

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Andries van Wesel, better known by his Latinized name Andreas Vesalius, was a 16th-century Flemish anatomist whose groundbreaking work on human anatomy helped lay the foundations of modern medicine.

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instanceOf Renaissance scientist
anatomist
human
physician
alsoKnownAs Andreas Vesalius NERFINISHED
André Vesale NERFINISHED
birthName Andries van Wesel NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness during return voyage from pilgrimage to the Holy Land
countryOfCitizenship Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1514-12-31
dateOfDeath 1564-10-15
educatedAt University of Leuven NERFINISHED
University of Paris NERFINISHED
employer University of Padua NERFINISHED
era Renaissance
ethnicGroup Flemish
familyName van Wesel NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork anatomy
medicine
surgery
genre anatomical atlas
medical literature
givenName Andries NERFINISHED
hasOccupation anatomist
physician
professor
surgeon
influenced modern anatomy
modern medicine
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
latinizedName Andreas Vesalius NERFINISHED
movement scientific revolution NERFINISHED
notableFor challenging Galenic anatomical doctrine
foundational work in human anatomy
notableIdea direct observation and dissection as basis for anatomical knowledge
notableWork De humani corporis fabrica libri septem NERFINISHED
Epitome (anatomical summary) NERFINISHED
patron Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Brussels NERFINISHED
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
Zakynthos NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of surgery and anatomy at the University of Padua
workLocation Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Madrid NERFINISHED
Padua NERFINISHED

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Andreas Vesalius birthName Andries van Wesel