De fabrica, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 317
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Andreas Vesalius
Birthdate: 31. December 1514
Date of death: 15. October 1564
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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Quotes Andreas Vesalius
„In our age nothing has been so degraded and then wholly restored as anatomy.“
De fabrica, quoted in O'Mally 1964, p. 320
Letter on the China Root, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 222
De fabrica, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 324
„I strive that in public dissection the students do as much as possible.“
De fabrica, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 144
De fabrica, quoted in O'Mally 1964, p. 323
„I am not accustomed to saying anything with certainty after only one or two observations.“
Letter on the China Root, quoted in O'Malley 1964, p. 201
