Hieronymus Fabricius is remembered in medicine for work that altered practice rather than merely argument.
The record lists Hieronymus Fabricius as Italian physician, anatomist and surgeon (1533–1619).
Hieronymus Fabricius was born at Acquapendente in 1533. He trained at University of Padua.
Dissection returned in this period and overturned inherited anatomy, which had been copied without checking for centuries.
His posts were held at University of Padua.
The recorded fields of work are anatomy.
Most medical progress is invisible: it shows up as an illness that no longer kills anyone.
Hieronymus Fabricius died in 1619, aged 86. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Padua
- Fields: anatomy
