Saturday 6 July 2013

Who became known as the “reformer of anatomy” during the Renaissance?




Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) became known as the “reformer of anatomy” during the Renaissance. His masterpiece and most famous work, De Humani Corporis Fabrica, published in 1543, described various body systems and individual organs. It also included beautiful anatomical illustrations. Vesalius challenged many of Galen’s teachings, which had become accepted as fact though they were incorrect.

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