Andreas Vesalius
1514–1564
Flemish physician who founded modern human anatomy.
Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) was an anatomist, born in Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg and died in Zakynthos.
- Known as
- Anatomist
- Category
- Scientists & Inventors
- Born
- 1514, Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg
- Died
- 1564, Zakynthos
Alive at the same time as Andreas Vesalius
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Portrait: Attributed to Jan van Calcar, Public domain.
