Andreas Vesalius

Vesalius Was The Foremost Pioneer Of Modern Anatomy. Born In Brussels He Came From A Family Of Physicians. Educated In Louvain He Studied Medicine In Montpelier And Paris Returning To Louvain To Teach Anatomy. In 1535 He Went To France To Be An Army Surgeon To King Charles V And Two Year Later Become Professor Of Anatomy In Padua Italy. Subsequently He Became A Physician To The Court Of Philip Ii Of Spain. On A Pilgrimage To Jerusalem He Received A Call To Return To Padua To Occupy Chair Of Fallopius. In A Storm Leading To A Shipwreck And Subsequent Death On The Isle Of Zante Vesalius Was Buried There In An Unmarked Grave In 1564. This Marked The End Of The 'Prince Of Anatomy.' Vesalius' Book De Humani Corporus Fabrica Published In Basel In 1543 Contributes One Of The Greatest Treasures Of Western Civilization And Culture. With Its Companion Volume The Epitome Began The Modern Observational Science And Research.