Maria Vesalius

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Padua
gptkbp:associatedWith Renaissance_medicine
gptkbp:birthYear 1514
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Brussels
gptkbp:children Vesalius_family
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Ambroise_Paré
gptkb:Paracelsus
gptkbp:contribution Modern anatomy
gptkbp:deathYear 1564
gptkbp:diedIn Padua
gptkbp:famousFor Innovative teaching methods
Advancing surgical techniques
Teaching anatomy
Detailed anatomical drawings
Advocating for direct observation
Being a key figure in the history of medicine
Being a pioneer in anatomical studies
Challenging Galenic anatomy
Challenging the status quo in medicine
Contributing to medical education
Contributing to the scientific revolution
Creating detailed anatomical illustrations
Critiquing traditional medical practices
Encouraging anatomical research
Establishing a new approach to medical education
Establishing anatomical standards
Establishing anatomy as a critical field of study
Establishing anatomy as a science
Human dissections
Influencing future generations of physicians
Promoting empirical observation
Promoting the importance of anatomy
Publishing anatomical texts
Advocating for the importance of anatomy in medicine
Publishing the first comprehensive human anatomy book
Promoting the use of dissection in medical training
Influencing the development of modern medical practices
gptkbp:field Anatomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maria Vesalius
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:William_Harvey
gptkb:Andreas_Vesalius
Surgeons
Anatomists
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Galen
gptkbp:knownFor Advancements in human anatomy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:legacy Father of modern anatomy
gptkbp:nationality Flemish
gptkbp:notableWork De humani corporis fabrica
gptkbp:profession Physician
gptkbp:researchField Medicine
Physiology
Surgery
gptkbp:spouse Elisabeth