William Harvey Scientist

William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician. He was the first known to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart, though earlier writers had provided precursors of the theory. After his death the William Harvey Hospital was constructed in the town of Ashford, several miles from his birthplace of Folkestone.

Personal facts

William Harvey
Birth dateApril 01, 1578
Birth place
Folkestone
Date of deathJune 03, 1657
Place of death
Roehampton
Known for
Systemic circulation

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doctoral advisor
Field of study
Anatomy
Medicine

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External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/?id=ewAIAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=william+harvey
  2. http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/William_Harvey.html
  3. http://www.archive.org/details/portraitsofdrwil00royarich
  4. http://www.archive.org/details/workswilliamhar00harvgoog
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  6. http://www.famousscientists.org/william-harvey
  7. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1628harvey-blood.html
  8. http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/heritage/munksroll/munk_details.asp?ID=5069
  9. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6575/library/harveybo.htm&date=2009-10-25+07:29:47