Vesalius

Era: Renaissance -

Lived: 1514 - 1564

Module: Medicine –

Important in Medicine because…

·         Born in 1514 and studied Louvain and Paris, he concentrated in anatomy.

·         Vesalius was allowed to perform dissections (cutting up bodies to poke around inside.)

·         He soon rose to become Professor of Surgery and Anatomy at the prestigious and important University of Padua.

·         He did his own dissections, and produced several books with very ACCURATE DIAGRAMS, these were carefully labelled to help doctor’s understanding of them.