Death and Dissection:
An Evolution of Social, Moral, and Legal Rights
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Introduction
Ancient Times
Herophilus and Erasistratus
Galen
Roman Law and the Banishment of Dissection
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Frederick the Second
Mondino de Liuzzi
Leonardo da Vinci
Andreas Vesalius
Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons
Anatomy Schools and Theatres
17th-19th Centuries
Laws
Body Snatching
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Burke and Hare
The London Burkers
Conclusion
Research
Excerpts from Correspondences with Experts
How have the rights and responsibilities involving the dissection of human remains in Western civilizations changed over time?
From de Corpis Humani, Mondino de Liuzzi (left)
Introduction