Andreas Vesalius was born on December 31, 1514, in Brussels, Belgium. His father was an apothecary to members of the Hapsburg family. Others in his family were scholars or physicians, some also serving royalty. The family library was extensive, and, as a boy, Andreas was always reading. At age 15, Andreas left Brussels to study at the University of Louvain where he was taught Latin, Greek, philosophy, rhetoric, and some Hebrew. He earned a master of arts degree. Andreus had decided on a medical career, and since Louvain did not have an outstanding medical school, at age 18, he traveled to Paris [1–3]. The French medical school that he attended was dominated by reading and studying the writings of Galen. Vesalius did his first human cadaver dissections in Paris and became fascinated by anatomy. During his third year of study, war broke out in France. Vesalius returned to Belgium and finished his medical studies at the University of Louvain, earning a bachelor of medicine degree.