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Andreas Vesalius

Italian anatomist, physician, and writer

b. 1510 CE – d. 1560 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Andreas Vesalius (December 31, 1514 – October 15, 1564) is an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Workings of the Human Body).

Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy.

Vesalius is the Latinized form of Andreas van Wesel.

He is sometimes also referred to as Andreas Vesal and Andre Vesale.