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Andreas Vesalius

Andries van Wezel (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564), Latinized as Andreas Vesalius (/vɪˈseɪliəs/), 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…

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De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body)(Created in seven books)
Education
University of Leuven (M.D., 1537) University of Paris
Academic advisors
Johann Winter von Andernach Jacques Dubois Jean Fernel
Born
Andries van Wezel 31 December 1514 Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands
Died
15 October 1564(1564-10-15) (aged 49) Zakynthos, Venetian Ionian Islands
Fields
Anatomy

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Andreas Vesalius → Allen, Andreas, Basel, Biographical Dictionary, Body, Brussels, California Press, Cambridge University Press, Carman, Charles, Charles Donald, CM, Critical Edition, Daniel, Date, Dear, Debus, Dover, Ed, Encyclopedia Americana
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Andreas Vesalius → Johann Winter von Andernach Jacques Dubois Jean Fernel
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Andreas Vesalius → Andries van Wezel 31 December 1514 Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands
Died · 1
Andreas Vesalius → 15 October 1564(1564-10-15) (aged 49) Zakynthos, Venetian Ionian Islands
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Andreas Vesalius → University of Leuven (M.D., 1537) University of Paris
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Andreas Vesalius → Anatomy
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Andreas Vesalius → De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body)(Created in seven books)
Notable students · 1
Andreas Vesalius → John Caius Realdo Colombo
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Andreas Vesalius → Paraphrasis in nonum librum Rhazae medici Arabis clarissimi ad regem Almansorem, de affectuum singularum corporis partium curatione (1537)

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Andreas VesaliusAcademic advisorsJohann Winter von Andernach Jacques Dubois Jean Fernel1.00infobox
Andreas VesaliusBornAndries van Wezel 31 December 1514 Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands1.00infobox
Andreas VesaliusDied15 October 1564(1564-10-15) (aged 49) Zakynthos, Venetian Ionian Islands1.00infobox
Andreas VesaliusEducationUniversity of Leuven (M.D., 1537) University of Paris1.00infobox
Andreas VesaliusFieldsAnatomy1.00infobox
Andreas VesaliusKnown forDe humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body)(Created in seven books)1.00infobox
Andreas VesaliusNotable studentsJohn Caius Realdo Colombo1.00infobox
Andreas VesaliusThesisParaphrasis in nonum librum Rhazae medici Arabis clarissimi ad regem Almansorem, de affectuum singularum corporis partium curatione (1537)1.00infobox
Andreas VesaliusWorkplacesUniversity of Padua (1537–1542)1.00infobox
the braininstance ofa judge at the Padua criminal court had been interested by Vesalius' work and had agreed to regularly supply him the cadavers of executed criminals.Galen had assumed that arteri…0.80text
lungs from the left ventricle of the heartinstance ofa judge at the Padua criminal court had been interested by Vesalius' work and had agreed to regularly supply him the cadavers of executed criminals.Galen had assumed that arteri…0.80text
while veins carried blood to the lesser organs such as the stomach from the right ventricleinstance ofa judge at the Padua criminal court had been interested by Vesalius' work and had agreed to regularly supply him the cadavers of executed criminals.Galen had assumed that arteri…0.80text

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