Andreas Vesalius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andreas Vesalius

early anatomist

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1514

Place of Birth: Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1564

Profession: physician, surgeon, biologist, university teacher, physiologist, anatomist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Andreas Vesalius (; 31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564) was a 16th-century Flemish anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body).
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 professor at the University of Padua and later became Imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V. Andreas Vesalius is the Latinized form of the Dutch Andries van Wesel.
It was a common practice among European scholars in his time to Latinize their names.
His name is also given as Andrea Vesalius, André Vésale, Andrea Vesalio, Andreas Vesal, André Vesalio and Andre Vesale.



Alternative names	Giovanni da Calcar, Johannes Stephan van Calcar, Jan van Calcar, Joannes Stephanus Calcarensis
Description	Southern Netherlandish-German painter, draughtsman and printmaker
Date of birth/death	circa 1499 date QS:P,+1499-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902	between 1546 and 1550 date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1546-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Location of birth/death	Kalkar	Naples
Work location	Venice (1536-1537), Naples (circa 1545-1546)
Authority control	: Q1397369 VIAF: 47034805 ISNI: 0000 0001 0896 5577 ULAN: 500026055 LCCN: n94115763 WGA: CALCAR, Jan Steven van WorldCat