Mondino to Vesalius

Mondino born in Bologna, Italy

Jan 1, 1270

(specific date unknown) Mondino born in Bologna, Italy. His father and grandfather were both pharmacists (SIRASI, p146), and he had an uncle (Luzio) who was a professor of Medicine.

Mondino graduated from the University of Bologna in the Colleges of Medicine and Philosophy

Aug 14, 1290

Mondino is University lecturer on practical medicine and surgery

Aug 14, 1306

continues through 1324

Mondino performed the first recorded public dissection

Aug 14, 1315

Mondino writes Anathomia corporis humani

Aug 14, 1316

Mondino dies in Bologna

Aug 14, 1326

Mondino's Anathomia corporis humani is published for the first time

Aug 14, 1478

Vesalius born in Brussels, Belgium

Dec 13, 1514

Vesalius born December 13 in Brussels, Belgium to a family of physicians (great-grandfather, grandfather were physicians; father was an apothecary)

Vesalius begins college at University of Louvain studying the arts

Aug 14, 1528

Vesalius to University of Paris, studying medicine

Aug 14, 1533

Vesalius returns to Louvain (leaves Paris because of unrest in city), performs the first public dissection in 18 years

Aug 14, 1536

Vesalius receives his doctorate from the University of Padua

Aug 14, 1537

Vesalius publishes Tabulae Anatomicae Sex - six large illustrated anatomical tables

Aug 14, 1538

a Paduan judge makes bodies of executed criminals available to Vesalius for dissection, which allows Vesalius to compile a vast series of detailed anatomical drawings

Aug 14, 1539

After Vesalius discovers Galens writings are all based on animal anatomy, and that he never dissected a human (it was banned in his time), he begins writing De humani corporis fabrica

Aug 14, 1540

the first publishing of Vesalius' seven volume De humani corporis fabrica

Aug 14, 1543

appointed court physician to Emperor Charles V

Aug 14, 1544

continues through 1556

Vesalius died October 15 on the island of Zakynthos

Oct 15, 1564