Andreas Vesalius vs John Calvin
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Compare the life timelines of Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) and John Calvin (1509–1564) 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
- — Became imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V Verified
- — Married Anne van Hamme of Brussels 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
John Calvin (1509–1564)
- — Born in Noyon, Picardy, France Verified
- — Studied at the University of Paris Verified
- — Studied law at Orleans and Bourges Verified
- — Experienced a religious conversion and broke with the Catholic Church Verified
- — Published the first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion Verified
- — Expelled from Geneva and ministered in Strasbourg Verified
- — Married Idelette de Bure Verified
- — Returned to Geneva and instituted the Ecclesiastical Ordinances Verified
- — Founded the Geneva Academy Verified
- — Died in Geneva Verified