Bartolomeo Eustachi (1513?-1574)
Italian anatomist and physician

Eustachi is considered by many to be the first comparative anatomist and, along with Vesalius and Falloppio, the founder of modern human anatomy. He was the first to describe the teeth in detail, including their basic composition of enamel and dentin. He published the first accounts of the adrenal gland and thoracic duct as well as the first accurate description of the auditory tube ("Eustachian tube") which links the middle ear to the throat.

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