Andreas Vesalius
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Andries van Wezel, Latinized as Andreas Vesalius, was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem, which is considered one of the most influential books on human anato
Portrait by Jan van Calcar
The skeleton of Jakob Karrer, articulated by Vesalius in 1543
The Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, who was an important patron of Vesalius
A portrait of Vesalius from his De Humani Corporis Fabrica (1543)
Galen
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Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, often anglicized as Galen or Galen of Pergamon, was a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher. Considered to be one of the most accomplished of all medi
Andreas Vesalius
…human body in 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 17th-century engraving by Georg P. Busch
An interpretation of Galen's human "physiological system"
Modern statue of Galen in his home town, Pergamon
A group of physicians in an image from the Vienna Dioscurides; Galen is depicted top center.