Gerard Blasius

Gerard "Gerrit" Leendertszoon Blasius (1627–1682)[2] was a Dutch physician and anatomist.

He was born in Amsterdam and was the eldest son of Leonard Blasius (died 1644), who had worked as an architect in Copenhagen.

Gerard started his studies there, but the family moved to Leiden, after his father died.

In October 1659, Blasius was appointed at the Athenaeum Illustre but without being paid.

At his home or in the hospital, corpses were dissected.