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
André Vesale
birthName Andries van Wesel
causeOfDeath illness during return voyage from pilgrimage to the Holy Land
countryOfCitizenship Habsburg Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1514-12-31
dateOfDeath 1564-10-15
educatedAt University of Leuven
linked to: KU Leuven

University of Paris
employer University of Padua
era Renaissance
ethnicGroup Flemish
familyName van Wesel
linked to: Wesel
fieldOfWork anatomy
medicine
surgery
genre anatomical atlas
medical literature
givenName Andries
hasOccupation anatomist
physician
professor
surgeon
influenced modern anatomy
modern medicine
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
latinizedName Andreas Vesalius
movement scientific revolution
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
Epitome (anatomical summary)
linked to: Epitome
patron Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Philip II of Spain
placeOfBirth Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

Habsburg Netherlands
placeOfDeath Republic of Venice
Zakynthos
positionHeld professor of surgery and anatomy at the University of Padua
workLocation Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium

Madrid
Padua

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Andreas Vesalius birthName Andries van Wesel
Andries van Wesel birthName Andries van Wesel