Faith Community
Anglicanism
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William Harvey
1578-04-01 – 1657-06-03
Life & Legacy
William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician who made influential contributions to anatomy and physiology. He was the first known physician to describe completely, and in detail, pulmonary and systemic circulation as well as the specific process of blood being pumped to the brain and the rest of the body by the heart (though earlier writers, such as Realdo Colombo, Michael Servetus, and Jacques Dubois, had provided precursors to some of his theories).
Occupation & Career
physician, anatomist, physiologist, surgeon
Education
University of Padua; Gonville and Caius College; The King's School Canterbury; Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Faith & Community
Anglicanism
Legacy Highlights
Church
Anglicanism
Employer
University of Oxford
Education & Institutions
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry · Gonville and Caius College · The King's School Canterbury · University of Padua
Verified Legacy Record
Family Father
Thomas Harvey
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q93128 · wikidata
Family Mother
Joan Halke
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q93128 · wikidata
Family Spouse
Elizabeth Browne
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q93128 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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