el . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁common ▁practice ▁among ▁European ▁sch ol ars ▁in ▁his ▁time ▁to ▁Latin ize ▁their ▁names . ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁also ▁given ▁as ▁Andrea ▁V es al ius , ▁André ▁V és ale , ▁Andrea ▁V es al io , ▁Andreas ▁V es al , ▁André ▁V es al io ▁and ▁Andre ▁V es ale . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁V es al ius ▁was ▁born ▁as ▁And ries ▁van ▁Wes el ▁to ▁his ▁father ▁And ries ▁van ▁Wes el ▁and ▁mother ▁Isabel ▁C rab be ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 1 5 1 4 ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Netherlands . ▁His ▁great ▁grand father , ▁Jan ▁van ▁Wes el , ▁probably ▁born ▁in ▁Wes el , ▁received ▁a ▁medical ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁P avia ▁and ▁taught ▁medicine ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le u ven . ▁His ▁grand father , ▁Ever ard ▁van ▁Wes el , ▁was ▁the ▁Royal ▁Phys ician ▁of ▁Emperor ▁Maxim ilian , ▁while ▁his ▁father , ▁Anders ▁van ▁Wes el , ▁served ▁as ▁ap othe c ary ▁to ▁Maxim ilian , ▁and ▁later ▁v alet ▁de ▁cham bre ▁to ▁his ▁successor ▁Charles ▁V . ▁Anders ▁encourag ed ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁tradition ▁and ▁en rolled ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Bre th ren ▁of ▁the ▁Common ▁Life ▁in ▁Br uss els ▁to ▁learn ▁Greek ▁and ▁Latin ▁prior ▁to ▁learning ▁medicine , ▁according ▁to ▁standards ▁of ▁the ▁era . ▁