Andreas Vesalius

• Vesalius

  • Belgian
  • 1515-1564
  • Studied anatomy
  • Found the jaw had one bone - questioned Galen.
  • Performed own dissections.
  • Claimed professors should perform dissections.
  • Wrote a book: Fabric of the Human Body.
• Early Life

  • Student at University of Paris (Galen heavy)
  • Professor at the University of Padua.
• Disproving Galen

  • Performed dissections.
  • Research about blood-letting.
  • Noticed mistakes made by Galen.
• Contribution to medical Progress

  • Compendiosa: Book copying Vesalius' illustrations.
  • Manual for barber surgeons.
• Fabric of the Human Body

  • Published in 1543.
  • Illustrations on human body - skeleton, organs, etc.