Andreas Vesalius
Anatomist and physician
Andries van Wezel, latinised as Andreas Vesalius, was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem, what is considered to be one of the most influential books on human anatomy and a major advance over the... Wikipedia
Born: December 31, 1514, Brussels, Belgium
Died: October 15, 1564 (age 49 years), Zakynthos, Greece
Children: Anna Vesalius
Parents: Isabel Crabbe and Anders van Wesel
Education: University of Leuven (M.D., 1537); University of Paris