INTRODUCTION December 31, 2014 marked the 500-year anniversary of the birth of Andreas Vesalius. Vesalius, considered as the founder of modern anatomy, had profoundly changed not only human anatomy, but also the intellectual structure of medicine. The impact of his scientific revolution can be recognized even today. In this article we review the life, anatomical work, and achievements of Andrea...

For some reason Jacob Sylvius, crossed with him and remained his enemy till the end. Vesalius was professor of anatomy at Padua for some time. Sylvius had condemned his former student as a "madman whose pestilential teachings were poisoning Europe". When he was discredited, even by his other colleagues and students, he left Padua, at the age of 30, never to return again. He accepted an invitati...

Judging from his writings, Andreas Vesalius must have had dozens of bodies at his disposal, thirteen of which were definitely from before 1543. They came from cemeteries, places of execution or hospitals. Not only did his students help him obtain the bodies, but also public and judicial authorities. At first, he used the corpses for his own learning purposes, and later to teach his students and...

the foundation of anatomy and medicine is based on the efforts of the daring and genius scholars, and those who had the intensity to change the situation. a professor at the university of padua, the belgian anatomist andreas vesalius is one of such great pioneers who, 502 years later, is still known as a great scholar and revolutionary anatomist. he wrote a book entitled “fabrica” in anatomy in...