Andreas Vesalius Accomplishments

Semmelweis was a pioneer in the medical field, but never knew

Septimius Severus exemplified qualities that, by far, made him the greatest military emperor Rome had ever witnessed after coming to power in 193 CE. After decades of weak rulers that resulted in Roman vulnerability, Severus seized the position of emperor with the aim of returning Rome to its former glory. He was a man of the people, continually appeasing the Romans with numerous sacrifices and gladiatorial games. He even greatly represented the army through his countless military reforms and expeditions. Unfortunately, Severus was continuously undermined by a jealous Senate, who never understood the plans Severus had for the empire.

He made it all the way to Panama where he had to abandon half of his ships because of the hostile natives. Obtaining nothing, the elderly explorer sailed back to Spain once again where he died in 1506, believing that he was the first one to come across the New

ANDREAS VESALIUS Andreas Vesalius, the father of modern anatomy was born in Brussels in 1514 and died in 1564. Throughout his life of 49 years, Vesalius challenged medical theories with a thirst for learning and discovery. Born into a wealthy family with his father as a pharmacist at the court of Margret of Austria, he received a privileged education from six years old. In 1537, Vesalius gained his doctorate and became a professor of Surgery and Anatomy at the University of Padua. He valued lifelong learning which contributed to his revolutionary works and methods demonstrating the spirit of a Renaissance man.

He got very sick. But he recovered from it. His wife Theodora died 20 years before him from what they say was cancer. He was the last latin speaker who was the emperor of Rome.

Doctors are infamous for their unreadable writing; Richard Selzer is not one of those doctors. A talented surgeon, Selzer has garnered critical acclaim for his captivating operating room tales, and rightfully so. A perfect exhibition of this is The Knife, a detailed illustration of a surgery. What may seem like an uninteresting event is made mesmerizing by Selzer’s magnificent account of the human body and the meticulousness that goes into repairing it. The rhetorical appeals, tone, and figurative language that Selzer uses throughout The Knife provide the reader with a vivid description of the sacred process of surgery.

During the Renaissance health and medicine changed considerably . There were many important changes to the understanding of anatomy and surgery. Important doctors and surgeons discovered different ways of understanding to body and different ways of operating. For example how Vesalius in the 15th century dissected the human body to learn more about anatomy. During this essay I will investigate how far health and medicine improved during the Renaissance by focusing on anatomy and surgery.

He started his academic career in 1583 at the University of Pisa. He started in medicine but quickly realised his aptitude for mathematics and physics. He had a few minor teaching positions for a while. Eventually he created the law of acceleration which was his first major discovery. Later in mid 1609 he designed a modified version of a Dutch telescope made by eyeglass makers.

His approach of personally dissecting a body allowed Vesalius to catch many errors that were in Galen’s work. Not only did he correct Galen’s errors of the human anatomy, but he found that blood vessels originated from the heart rather than the liver as Galen thought. Finally, William Harvey was able to prove both Galen and Vesalius wrong in that there is only one blood system, and it is an entire circuit that flows blood through veins and arteries, whereas the other two thought there were two opposing blood

Marcus Aurelius, better known as Marcus Aurelius Antonius Augustus. He was born in April 26, 121 a.d. His occupation was known to have Scholar, Emperor, and even Military Leader. Marcus was born in Rome, Italy, but unfortunately, he died on March 17, 180 a.d. Marcus Aurelius kept the empire safe from the Parthians and Germans, from 161-180 a.d.

When Odysseus left for Troy during the Trojan war, he left his whole life behind. He left behind his very young son, Telemachus, and his wife, Penelope. After the war, Odysseus started his journey back. Odysseus’ whole journey home was prompted by the fact that he wants to get home to his family and kingdom in Ithaca. Odysseus made it through the many trials and tribulations he was faced with to see his family.

Eventually he does return home finally meeting with his son and wife, and he is able to be at peace as he has finally returned to his throne in Ithaca, and his long journey is

Poseidon tells Odysseus that he will suffer on his way back home. Odysseus was being watched by the gods. Athena said he was on his way to the Trojan War from Ithaca. The Trojan’s was hiding the Trojan horse. While the Greeks thought they left the Trojans attacked secretly.

His soldiers would not be as fortunate as Odssyeus. Most would end up dying during the excruciating journey, either by being eaten alive or lost in cauldron of strong water. But because of his men, Odysseus made it to his home of Ithica, and to the love of his life, his wife

There are many prominent medical practitioners in ancient times that have led to advancements of medicine and the understanding of the human body. This essay would focus on the three more influential figures in ancient medicine. They are Herophilus (330 – 260 BC), Pedanius Dioscorides (1 century BC) and Galen (129 – 216 AD). Herophilus was known as the father of anatomy as he was one of the only two ancient physicians, the other being Erasistratus, that dissected humans. Pedanius Dioscorides was a physician to the Roman army and pharmacologist was known as the father of western pharmacology.