Andresas Vesalius

Andreas Vesalius was born December 31, 1514 in Brussels, Belgium. He died on October 15, 1564 in Zenta Greece. His nationality was Belgian. Vesalius's life work was that of an anatomist. Andreas was the founder of modern anatomy. "His major work, DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA, is a milestone in scientific progress"(1).
Andreas Vesalius was born on Dec. 31, 1514, in Brussels; he was the son of Andries van Wesele and Isabel Crabbe. Vesalius's paternal ancestors, who came from a German town called Wesel, came to Brussels in the early 15th century. There they became prominent and well known for…