Jacques Dubois
Jacques Dubois | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1478 |
| Died | 14 January 1555 Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Jacobus Sylvius |
| Education | University of Montpellier (M.B., 1529; M.D., 1530) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anatomy |
| Institutions | Collège de Tréguier Collège Royal |
| Academic advisors | Hermonymus of Sparta Janus Lascaris François Vatable Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples Franciscus Sylvius Ambianus |
| Notable students | Michael Servetus Andreas Vesalius Louis Duret |
Jacques Dubois (Latinised as Jacobus Sylvius; 1478 – 14 January 1555) was a French anatomist. Dubois was the first to describe venous valves, although their function was later discovered by William Harvey. He was the brother of Franciscus Sylvius Ambianus (François Dubois; c. 1483 – 1536), professor of humanities at the Collège de Tournai, Paris.