Andreas Vesalius vs Gerardus Mercator
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Compare the life timelines of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) and Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 50 years, from 1514 to 1564.
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Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564)
- — Born in Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands Verified
- — Studied arts at the University of Leuven Verified
- — Studied medicine at the University of Paris Verified
- — Received his medical doctorate from the University of Padua and became professor of surgery and anatomy Verified
- — Published the Tabulae anatomicae sex, six large anatomical charts Verified
- — Published De humani corporis fabrica, the foundational work of modern anatomy Verified
- — Married Anne van Hamme of Brussels Verified
- — Became imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V Verified
- — Entered the service of King Philip II of Spain and moved to Madrid Verified
- — Died on the island of Zakynthos while returning from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land Verified
Gerardus Mercator (1512–1594)
- — Born in Rupelmonde, County of Flanders Verified
- — Enrolled at the University of Leuven Verified
- — Married Barbara Schellekens in Leuven Verified
- — Constructed a celebrated terrestrial globe Verified
- — Imprisoned for several months on suspicion of heresy Verified
- — Moved to Duisburg in the Duchy of Cleves Verified
- — Appointed court cosmographer to Duke Wilhelm of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Verified
- — Published the 1569 world map introducing the Mercator projection Verified
- — Published the first parts of his Atlas Verified
- — Died in Duisburg Verified