overviewoverview• Introduced into the Introduced into the

medicinal arts at an early medicinal arts at an early age because his father age because his father was an apothecary.was an apothecary.

• One of the first to dissect One of the first to dissect human cadavers and human cadavers and accurately depicted the accurately depicted the human anatomy.human anatomy.

• Proposed the theory that Proposed the theory that humans developed which humans developed which in turn had developed in turn had developed from apes.from apes.

The Life of VesaliusThe Life of Vesalius

LifeLife

• Born January 1, 1514Born January 1, 1514 in Brussels in Brussels where his father worked as an where his father worked as an apothecary to a family know as the apothecary to a family know as the Hapsburgs.Hapsburgs.

• He first began his studies in the He first began his studies in the fields of language and science at fields of language and science at the Catholic University located in the Catholic University located in Lowen and later transferred that Lowen and later transferred that later year switched to medicine.later year switched to medicine.

• He studied Galenial medicine and in He studied Galenial medicine and in 1536 he performed his first public 1536 he performed his first public operation in Lowen,operation in Lowen,

Life continued…Life continued…

• At the age of 23 he became a proffessor At the age of 23 he became a proffessor for surgery in Padua.for surgery in Padua.

• Five years later he produced his infamous work "De Five years later he produced his infamous work "De humani corporis fabrica" ("On the Fabric of the humani corporis fabrica" ("On the Fabric of the Human Body"), which went public in 1543 .Human Body"), which went public in 1543 .

• In 1544 he too became a personal physician to the In 1544 he too became a personal physician to the Hapsburgs.Hapsburgs.

• He died October 10, 1564 on a trip to Jerusalem on He died October 10, 1564 on a trip to Jerusalem on the island of Zakynthos .the island of Zakynthos .

ExperimentsExperiments

• He used Human He used Human cadavers to make cadavers to make his outlines of the his outlines of the human body instead human body instead of animals like of animals like many other many other scientists of the scientists of the time did.time did.

AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

• In addition to his book he In addition to his book he worked as a physician to worked as a physician to Emperor Charles V and to Phillip Emperor Charles V and to Phillip the II of Spain.the II of Spain.

• At the Time Vesalius’s teaching were At the Time Vesalius’s teaching were considered controversial as he had to break considered controversial as he had to break

a taboo of dissecting a human bodya taboo of dissecting a human body.• He was able to disprove the Adam He was able to disprove the Adam

and eve belief that women had one and eve belief that women had one less rib.less rib.

• He was the firsat to discover spermatic vessels but He was the firsat to discover spermatic vessels but many argued that Galen’s teachings were still many argued that Galen’s teachings were still superior.superior.

• Many claim that his pilgrimage to Jerusalem was to Many claim that his pilgrimage to Jerusalem was to study herbal remedies there.study herbal remedies there.

• One of his dissections on a criminal is still available One of his dissections on a criminal is still available to be seen today .to be seen today .

ContributionContribution

• His anatomy book made His anatomy book made medicine more practical medicine more practical and surgeries more and surgeries more accurate.accurate.

• He’s best known for his He’s best known for his illustration of muscles illustration of muscles and nerves. For being and nerves. For being better than any other at better than any other at the time.the time.

BibliographyBibliography

• http://www.answers.com/topic/vesalius • http://www.andreas-vesalius.com/• O'Malley, C. (1987). Vesalius, Andreas. (1987). O'Malley, C. (1987). Vesalius, Andreas. (1987). Lexicon universal Lexicon universal

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