Andreas Vesalius

  • Jan 1, 1538

    Book published

    Book published
    Wrote a book on human anatomy, this was a big deal for anatomy. It led to a more open understanding of the human body and paved the way for future human anatomy.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1538 to

    Time between Dissection and New part

    Between the time that Vesalius performed his Public Dissection and the time humans discovered new parts of the eye
  • Jan 1, 1543

    Public Dissection

    Public Dissection
    Conducted a public diessection of the body of Jakob Karrer von Gebweiler, a notorious felon. He donated the bones to the University of Basil
  • Anatomy Act of 1832

    Anatomy Act of 1832
    The British Parliament gave more freedom to docotrs and srugeons when it came to dealing with surgeries and dissections. It also let corpses of criminals who were excuted be disected, giving doctors easier acces to corpses.
  • New human body part is discovered.

    New human body part is discovered.
    Scientist have found a new edition to the human eye, which will make surgery safer. Discoveries like this would not be possible without the intial discoveries of Andreas Vesalius.