The great Father of Modern Anatomy, vesalius, was a Belgian, but he did all the work for his epoch-making book, the De Fabrica Humani Corporis, at the Universities of North Italy, especially at Padua, Bologna and Pisa, during the first half of the sixteenth century.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
While repeating some of the dissecting work that vesalius had done Harvey was led to suspect the existence of the circulation and had his thoughts directed in the channel which finally led to his masterly exposition of the subject.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
It ranks equally with the original works of vesalius, Harvey and Bichat and as a section of medical literature is quite equal to any section of Hippocrates."
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh