Andreas Vesalius
The Father of Modern Anatomy
Background
- He was born December 31 in 1514 in Brussels, Belgium
- he came from a family of physicians
- as a child he was always interested in human anatomy
Achievements
- In 1543 he published his first book . It contained over 200 drawings of detailed human organs
- He proved many of the Greek scientist Galen's ideas wrong
- he had seven volumes of his anatomy book.
These are images of Andrea's book
These are images of Andrea's book
These are images of Andrea's book
Impact of today
- He confronted the church about human dissection
- he proved the world famous Galen wrong and still managed to write a book on his findings without getting prosecuted by the church.
- He taught many students and taught them to check their work all the time to make sure there is no error
ANDREAS VESALIUS (1514-2014)
Interesting facts
- he robbed grave yards to get bodies.
- he was accused of murdering a Spanish noble and dissecting him while alive.
- he used to look at dead dogs and cats to gain information.
Citations
Works Cited
"Andreas Vesalius." Famous Scientists. Famous Scientists, 2013. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. <http://www.famousscientists.org/andreas-vesalius/>.
"Andreas Vesalius." Science Shorts. Little Bang Productions, 1 Jan. 2002. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. <http://www.scienceshorts.com/vesaliu.htm>.
"Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)." BBC History. BBC, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 4 Mar. 2014. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/vesalius_andreas.shtml>.
Images from Andreas Vesalius' De Humani Corporis Fabrica, 1543. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wantz/vesd1.htm, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014. <http://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wantz/vesd1.htm>.