Jacques Dubois
French anatomist (1478 – 1555) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the professor of literature, see Jacques Dubois (literary theorist).
Jacques Dubois (Latinised as Jacobus Sylvius; 1478 – 14 January 1555) was a French anatomist. Dubois was the first to describe venous valves, although their function was later discovered by William Harvey. He was the brother of Franciscus Sylvius Ambianus (François Dubois; c. 1483 – 1536), professor of humanities at the Collège de Tournai, Paris.[2]
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Jacques Dubois | |
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Born | 1478 |
Died | 14 January 1555 Paris |
Nationality | French |
Other names | Jacobus Sylvius |
Education | University of Montpellier (M.B., 1529; M.D., 1530) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Anatomy |
Institutions | Collège de Tréguier [fr] Collège Royal |
Academic advisors | Hermonymus of Sparta Janus Lascaris François Vatable Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples Franciscus Sylvius Ambianus |
Notable students | Michael Servetus Andreas Vesalius[1] Louis Duret |
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