Biography of Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius is one of the most famous man in medical terms. He is known as the founder of modern human anatomy. He went against the traditional beliefs of Galen. Due to his contradiction, he has taught and founded many new and true beliefs and theories. One of his contradictions is that humans did not evolve from apes. Thanks to him, today’s medical field is much more accurate and precise. He was born on December 31,1514 to a father who was an apothecary by Emperor Charles. An apothecary is a person who prepared and sold drugs. His mother was from a wealthy and noble family. In the year of 1529 at the age of fifteen he started his studies. He began at the Castle School of the University of Louvain in Belgium. …show more content…
He began to prove his theories in his book, De humani corporis fabrica, On the Fabric of the Human Body. This book made him known for his renown findings and information. In the book it has around 200 anatomical drawings. In the book it describes and proves against Galen’s beliefs and theories. One of them is that the heart’s ventricles can have blood flow in between them. Another idea against Galen’s belief is that the jaw is made up of more than one bone (“Andreas Vesalius:Vesalius’ De Humani Corporis.”) In the summer of 1542, he finished his book and began to concentrate on its publication. He began the publication a couple of months later first by starting to get the pictures printed. He sent his woodcuts to Switzerland and Johannes Oporinus began to print his pictures. While in Basel, Switzerland looking over his printings he began to write Andreae Vesalii suorum de humani corporis fabrica librorum epitome, a summary of all of six chapters and nine illustrations. These illustrations so were incredible that the most detailed copy was given to Emperor Charles. Charles was so impressed that he appointed Andreas as to his medical staff. Sylvius later said many negative comments after the publication in response to the disapproval of Galen’s theories. In response to Sylvius’ comments Andreas then published another book to back up and defend his theories. This book was called Epistle on the China Root. While still working with the Emperor he still performed many autopsies and even opened a private practice. But in 1556 everything turned around. Charles was taken off of his throne. And Vesalius was “let go.” But he was called back to treat the French King. Unfortunately, he didn’t live and Vesalius moved to back to Spain. But then in 1564, he was convicted of murder. While he was working on an autopsy and later during a dissection the person was still alive. October 1564 he left to go on a
Andreas Vesalius is one of the most famous man in medical terms. He is known as the founder of modern human anatomy. He went against the traditional beliefs of Galen. Due to his contradiction, he has taught and founded many new and true beliefs and theories. One of his contradictions is that humans did not evolve from apes. Thanks to him, today’s medical field is much more accurate and precise. He was born on December 31,1514 to a father who was an apothecary by Emperor Charles. An apothecary is a person who prepared and sold drugs. His mother was from a wealthy and noble family. In the year of 1529 at the age of fifteen he started his studies. He began at the Castle School of the University of Louvain in Belgium. …show more content…
He began to prove his theories in his book, De humani corporis fabrica, On the Fabric of the Human Body. This book made him known for his renown findings and information. In the book it has around 200 anatomical drawings. In the book it describes and proves against Galen’s beliefs and theories. One of them is that the heart’s ventricles can have blood flow in between them. Another idea against Galen’s belief is that the jaw is made up of more than one bone (“Andreas Vesalius:Vesalius’ De Humani Corporis.”) In the summer of 1542, he finished his book and began to concentrate on its publication. He began the publication a couple of months later first by starting to get the pictures printed. He sent his woodcuts to Switzerland and Johannes Oporinus began to print his pictures. While in Basel, Switzerland looking over his printings he began to write Andreae Vesalii suorum de humani corporis fabrica librorum epitome, a summary of all of six chapters and nine illustrations. These illustrations so were incredible that the most detailed copy was given to Emperor Charles. Charles was so impressed that he appointed Andreas as to his medical staff. Sylvius later said many negative comments after the publication in response to the disapproval of Galen’s theories. In response to Sylvius’ comments Andreas then published another book to back up and defend his theories. This book was called Epistle on the China Root. While still working with the Emperor he still performed many autopsies and even opened a private practice. But in 1556 everything turned around. Charles was taken off of his throne. And Vesalius was “let go.” But he was called back to treat the French King. Unfortunately, he didn’t live and Vesalius moved to back to Spain. But then in 1564, he was convicted of murder. While he was working on an autopsy and later during a dissection the person was still alive. October 1564 he left to go on a