Nicknamed the English Hippocrates, well respected doctor in London, encouraged doctors to observe the symptoms of a patient before giving a diagnosis, thought disease was like plants and animals
famous anatomist who published books based on dissections of executed criminals - 'Six Anatomical Tables' showed different parts of the body labelled in 4 languages, 'On the Fabric of the Body' showed errors made by Galen, encouraged professors to carry out dissections and made study of anatomy fashionable
Dr to James 1 with keen interest in dissection he relies on careful observation of the anatomy, his book an account of the motion of the heart and blood in animals could be considered modern physiology. His work encourages experiments on actual bodies.