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300 BCE
Autopsy History
The first autopsies were recorded around 300 BC -
Apr 13, 1247
Autopsy History
1247 was the year of the first forensic medicine book -
Apr 11, 1302
Autopsy History
1302 is the year of the first legal autopsy -
Apr 13, 1507
1507
1507 was the year of the first written records about forensic pathology -
Apr 12, 1543
Autopsy History
it was impossible to tell abnormal anatomy from normal anatomy until Andreas Vesalius work titled De Humani Corporis Fabrica -
Autopsy History
Autopsies were not a popular procedure until around 1761 -
Autopsy History
First big work on autopsies was in 1761 titled The Seats and Causes of Disease Investigated by Anatomy -
Autopsy History
Autopsies in medical education peaked during the 1800s -
Autopsy History
The cellular doctrine was introduced by Rudolf Virchow. The cellular doctrine is the explanation for the changes in the cells are the basis of being able to understand disease -
Autopsy History
Technology helps to improve autopsies
