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Anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)

For the lunar impact crater, see Vesalius (crater).

Andries van Wezel (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564), latinised as Andreas Vesalius (),^[2][a] was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the fabric of the human bodyin seven books), which is considered one of the most influential books on human anatomy and a major advance over the long-dominant work of Galen.

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 a professor at the University of Padua (1537–1542) and later became Imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V.

Early life and education

Vesalius was born as Andries van Wesel to his father Anders van Wesel and mother Isabel Crabbe on 31 December 1514 in Brussels, which was then part of the Habsburg Netherlands. His great-gran