Andreas Vesalius (1514 - 1564) was the author of the first complete textbook on human anatomy: [/De Humanis Corporis Fabrica]? (Basle, 1543). |
Andreas Vesalius (1514 - 1564) Belgian anatomist and the author of the first complete textbook on human anatomy: [/De Humanis Corporis Fabrica]? (On the workings of the Human Body) (Basel, 1543). Was first to realize that Galen's anatomy was restricted to animals. |