Title: Death defied
Description: Until well into the nineteenth century, Frederik Ruysch enjoyed international fame as an anatomist. He owed his renown to a preparation method that greatly aided early-modern scientists in their exploration of the human body and transformed dissection from a messy business into a widely admired art.
Subjects: Anatomists, Biography, Netherlands, biography, Anatomy, History, History, 17th Century, History, 18th Century
Places: Netherlands
People: Frederik Ruysch (1638-1731)