title: [Andreas Vesalius--the life].
abstract: The details of Vesalius' life can be found in Charles O'Malley, Andreas Vesalius of Brussels, 1514-1564, (University of California Press, 1964) and in Stephen N Joffe, Andreas Vesalius: The Making, The Madman, and the Myth, (Persona Publishing, 2009). This session reviews the circumstances of his last voyage and his death and other aspects of his life.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Caro
authors.forename: Theodoor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goddeeris
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Plessas
authors.forename: Maurits
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Biebrouck
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Steeno
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D001530:Belgium; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D012614:Scurvy / Q000266:history* / Q000401:mortality; D014195:Travel / Q000266:history