Your studies: a person you admire in your field

Andreas Vesalius was a physician and an anatomist of the Middle Age. He was born in 1514 Brussels and he died in 1564 Greece. He wrote one of the most important books on human anatomy "De humanis corpori fabrica". He proposed hands on direct observation as the only reliable resource in the anatomy knowledge, which was a huge break with the medieval practice.

I admire Vesalius because he was a brave; he was the first physician that questioned Galeno with solid evidence. And as a result, he was capable of publishing a correction of Galen's anatomical text and he began writing his own text.

Incredibly this anatomy´s giant was recognized in his time, in fact, he actually was invited as imperial physician to the court of Emperor Charles V.

The genius of Vesalius is recognized in our days, he is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy.