in 1514
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: biografiasyvidas.com
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Andreas Vesalius
Flemish anatomist, physician and author (1514–1564)
Andreas Vesalius has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists January 10, 1515 in Brussels, Belgium.
Born
January 10, 1515
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: October 26, 1564
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Birthplace
- Brussels, Belgium
- Birthplace detail
- Born at Mont aux Potences - Galgenberg
- Professions
- university teacher, physiologist, physician, personal physician, surgeon, writer, anatomist
- Citizenship
- Habsburg Netherlands
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: January 10, 1515 (RKDartists) or in 1514 (biografiasyvidas.com).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
More about Andreas Vesalius
- Birth name
- Andries Wytinck van Wesel
All birth date sources
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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Andreas Vesalius born?
Andreas Vesalius was born in Brussels, Belgium.
What was Andreas Vesalius’s name at birth?
Andreas Vesalius’s recorded birth name is Andries Wytinck van Wesel.
When did Andreas Vesalius die?
Andreas Vesalius died on October 26, 1564.