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Andreas Vesalius was a 16th-century Flemish anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica . Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. He was born in Brussels, which was then part of the Habsburg Netherlands. He was professor at the University of Padua and later became Imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V.

Andreas Vesalius is the Latinized form of the Dutch Andries van Wesel. It was a common practice among European scholars in his time to Latinize their names. His name is also given as Andrea Vesalius, André Vésale, Andrea Vesalio, Andreas Vesal, André Vesalio and Andre Vesale.



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✵ 31. December 1514 – 15. October 1564
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Famous Andreas Vesalius Quotes

“By not first explaining the bones, anatomists delay the inexperienced student and, because of the difficulty of the subject, deter him from a very worthy examination of the works of God.”

Andreas Vesalius

De fabrica, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 150

“Passing over the other arts in silence, I shall speak briefly of that which concerns the health of mankind; indeed, of all the arts the genius of man has discovered it is by far the most beneficial and of prime necessity, although difficult and laborious.”

Andreas Vesalius

De fabrica, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 317

“I am not accustomed to saying anything with certainty after only one or two observations.”

Andreas Vesalius

Letter on the China Root, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 201

“I could have done nothing more worthwhile than to give a new description of the whole human body, of which nobody understood the anatomy, while Galen, despite his extensive writings, has offered very little on the subject.”

Andreas Vesalius

Letter on the China Root, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 222

“In our age nothing has been so degraded and then wholly restored as anatomy.”

Andreas Vesalius

De fabrica, quoted in O'Mally 1964, p. 320

“…but also perhaps you sometimes delight in consideration of the most perfectly constructed of all creatures, and take delight in considering the temporary lodging and instrument of the immortal soul, a dwelling that in many respects corresponds to the universe and for that reason was called the little universe [microcosmos] by the ancients.”

Andreas Vesalius

De fabrica, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 324

“I strive that in public dissection the students do as much as possible.”

Andreas Vesalius

De fabrica, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 144

“I have done my best to this single end, to aid as many as possible in a very recondite as well as laborious matter, and truly and completely to describe the structure of the human body which is formed not of ten or twelve parts-- as it may seem to the spectator-- but of some thousands of different parts.”

Andreas Vesalius

De fabrica, quoted in O'Mally 1964, p. 323

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