Home›Pathologists and Anatomists›Era (Birth Year)›By Century›17th centuryBrowse By17th centuryThis dimension groups healers by the year they were born, showing which generation of medicine they belong to. Wikipedia notes that "both the role of doctors and the meaning of the word itself vary around the world," a role that has looked different in every generation of medical practice. Browsing by birth year lets a visitor compare healers from the same generation.Facts17th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra First PracticedWell-attested1543 1Tradition or RegionWell-attestedWestern biomedicine 117th centuryFilter Results24 entriesHealing TraditionAllAnatomists and Physiologists of Antiquity and the Renaissance (14)Physiologists, Anatomists and Natural Historians of Medicine (9)Surgeons of Antiquity, the Islamic World and Early Modern Europe (1)Profession/RoleAllAnatomists and Physiologists of Antiquity and the Renaissance (14)Physiologists, Anatomists and Natural Historians of Medicine (9)Surgeons of Antiquity, the Islamic World and Early Modern Europe (1)Specialist InAllAnatomy (22)Cardiology (1)Forensic Pathology (1)Nephrology (1)Neurology (2)Obstetrics and Gynecology (2)Pathology (3)Pharmacology (1)Physiology (1)Surgery (3)NationalityAllDenmark (2)England (2)France (2)Germany (5)Italy (4)Netherlands (6)Scotland (1)Switzerland (3)Principal DiscoveryAllDiscovery of red blood cells (1)Discovery of the Circle of Willis (1)Discovery of the Graafian follicle (1)Discovery of the lymphatic system (1)Discovery of the valves of the lymphatic vessels (1)GenderAllMale (13)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 24Alexander Monro Primus17th centuryAntoine Ferrein17th centuryAntonio Maria Valsalva17th centuryBernhard Siegfried Albinus17th centuryChristiaan Bernhard Albinus17th centuryFrederik Ruysch17th centuryGeorg Balthasar Metzger17th centuryGiovanni Battista Morgagni17th centuryGiovanni Domenico Santorini17th centuryGovert Bidloo17th centuryHeinrich Meibom (doctor)17th centuryJan Swammerdam17th centuryJohann Conrad Brunner17th centuryJohann Jakob Wepfer17th centuryJohannes Bohn17th centuryKonrad Viktor Schneider17th centuryLorenzo Bellini17th centuryRaymond Vieussens17th centuryRegnier de Graaf17th centurySimon Paulli17th centuryThéophile Bonet17th centuryThomas Bartholin17th centuryThomas Willis17th centuryWilliam Cowper (anatomist)17th centurySources1. Andreas Vesalius (Wikipedia)WikipediaAndreas Vesalius, Fabrica 1543, eraIn 1543, Vesalius asked Johannes Oporinus to publish the book De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri SeptemAndreas Vesalius, Fabrica 1543, regionIn 1543, Vesalius asked Johannes Oporinus to publish the book De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri SeptemView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.