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 ⓘ