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Theo Dirix Theo Dirix is an author and taphophile. He has successively held the office of Consul in Embassies of Belgium in Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and, since 2011, Greece. Before 1989, he worked for the Flemish Radio 3 and commented on (mainly Moroccan)...
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readily accepted. Ex-Libris EAM [000711] Dirix, Theo "In Search of Andreas Vesalius; The Quest for the Lost Grave"; Belgium: Lanoo Campus, 2014. Theo Dirix is the Consul for the Embassy of Belgium in Greece. An avid Vesalius historian and taphophile, his book talks about the search for the lost...
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The Quest for the Lost Grave of Vesalius: an adventure of life and death
where we honor those who have contributed to the growth of medical knowledge in the areas of anatomy, medicine, surgery, and medical research. Theo Dirix, Author and Taphophile It is a truism that commemorations generate more attention for those being celebrated: since the quincentenary of 2014,...
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To put it in another way: where do we have to look for Vesalius's grave?
The following is an article published by Theo Dirix in his blog. He is one of the Vesalius Continuum project members and a contributor to this website. Theo Dirixis an author and a taphophile. He has successively held the office of Consul in Embassies of Belgium in Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Jordan,...
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The long road to the book "In the shadow of Vesalius" (2)
. This joint AEIMS conference was organized in collaboration with Dr Mark Gardiner and the then Consul at the Belgian Embassy in Greece - Theo Dirix, and brought together many prominent scholars and Vesalius experts who presented papers on the life, work and death of Vesalius, and the influence of...
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Did Andreas Vesalius really die from scurvy? (3)
really die from scurvy on the island of Zakynthos in 1564? Evidence does not support this theory. NOTE: The following article authored by Theo Dirix, and Dr. Rudi Coninx, is a rebuttal of Pavlos Plessas' theory that Andreas Vesalius indeed died from scurvy. The original article entitled "Powerful...
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An answer regarding the death of Andreas Vesalius (1)
article entitled "Powerful indications that Vesalius died from scurvy" was published in this blog in 2016. His theory was later challenged by Theo Dirix and Dr. Rudi Coninx in this same blog with the article "Did Andreas Vesalius really died from scurvy?". Pavlos Plessas' rebuttal to the latter...
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In Search of Andreas Vesalius, The Quest for the Lost Grave - The Sequel
Article by Dr. Sylviane Déderix, Pascale Pollier, and Theo Dirix Sylviane Déderix. Ph.D. From 4 until 8 September 2014, more than two hundred artists and scientists from more than 40 countries gathered on the Greek Island of Zakynthos to commemorate the quincentenary of the Flemish anatomist...
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In Search of Andreas Vesalius The Quest for the Grave, Lost and not yet found
Cover of the book by Theo Dirix My partner in crime and fellow traveler, Theo Dirix, has just published a new account of our common quest for the lost grave of Andreas Vesalius. Until the scientific results of our latest mission in Zakynthos in September 2017, will become public, this collection...
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Theo Dirix Note: The following article was recently published in Dutch by my good friend Theo Dirix. Theo is one of our "Vesaliana" contributors, and he has written or has been part of several of the articles in this website. Theo was kind enough to provide a translation of his publication for...
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Did Andreas Vesalius really die from scurvy? (1)
really die from scurvy on the island of Zakynthos in 1564? Evidence does not support this theory. NOTE: The following article authored by Theo Dirix, and Dr. Rudi Coninx, is a rebuttal of Pavlos Plessas' theory that Andreas Vesalius indeed died from scurvy. The original article entitled "Powerful...
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Did Andreas Vesalius really die from scurvy? (2)
really die from scurvy on the island of Zakynthos in 1564? Evidence does not support this theory. NOTE: The following article authored by Theo Dirix, and Dr. Rudi Coninx, is a rebuttal of Pavlos Plessas' theory that Andreas Vesalius indeed died from scurvy. The original article entitled "Powerful...
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The long road to the book "In the shadow of Vesalius" (3)
research. If you arrived directly to this article, the first article in this three-page series can be read HERE Bryan Green reading his poem in Theo Dirix's book “ In Search of Andreas Vesalius” Click on the image for a larger version I would like to shine a light on my husband poet /sculptor...
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Do you want your name in a book? The Quest for the Lost Grave....
Cover of the book by Theo Dirix We are getting closer and closer to the objective, that is, to fund and find the lost grave of Andreas Vesalius, recognized worldwide as the Father of Modern Anatomy. We are setting up the dates for the next phase and preparing the logistics for the crews from...
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left to die helpless and buried near the beach of Laganas. When the local interest in Vesalius was rekindled by the visit of Pascale Pollier and Theo Dirix, he tried to separate the evidence from rumours and speculation to see if a rational explanation of the mystery could be found. He was...
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Open letter to the reluctant scientist and the Vesalius groupie
The following article was published by Theo Dirix in his blog. He is one of the Vesalius Continuum project members and a contributor to this website. Theo Dirixis an author and a taphophile. He has successively held the office of Consul in Embassies of Belgium in Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Jordan,...
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Incredible and exciting good news!!!
the lost grave of Andreas Vesalius has been published in this blog several times. Many of the members of this group, such as Pascale Pollier, Theo Dirix, Dr. Sylvianne Déderix, Dr. Maurits Biesbrouck, etc. are contributors to Medical Terminology Daily. The project has had several stages and you...
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An answer regarding the death of Andreas Vesalius (3)
article entitled "Powerful indications that Vesalius died from scurvy" was published in this blog in 2016. His theory was later challenged by Theo Dirix and Dr. Rudi Coninx in this same blog with the article "Did Andreas Vesalius really died from scurvy?". Pavlos Plessas' rebuttal to the latter...
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An Anatomical Musical Surprise from a French Composer
of Antwerp in Belgium to speak at the 2023 Vesalius Triennial Meeting. It was here that I discovered this musical surprise! Elke Robersscheuten Theo Dirix One of the events of this meeting was an afternoon concert entitled “Vesalian landscapes in music, poetry, and photographs” by pianist Elke...
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form a medical science perspective". For images of her work, visit MEDinART. Her nationality and studies guided her to Andreas Vesalius and with Theo Dirix and other collaborators Pascale was instrumental in the realization of the 2014 Vesalius Continuum meeting on the island of Zakynthos, Greece....