William Harvey
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alumnus of the University of Cambridge
alumnus of the University of Padua
anatomist
human
physician
scientist
William Harvey was a 17th-century English physician best known for discovering and describing the circulation of blood in the human body.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Harvey canonical | 25 |
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| instanceOf |
alumnus of the University of Cambridge
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alumnus of the University of Padua ⓘ anatomist ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1578-04-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom
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surface form:
Folkestone, Kent, England
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| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| challengedTheory | Galenic theory of blood ebb and flow ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Harveian Oration at the Royal College of Physicians
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Harvey Society in New York ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1657-06-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| degree | Doctor of Medicine from the University of Padua ⓘ |
| demonstrated |
that blood circulates continuously through the body
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that veins contain valves directing blood toward the heart ⓘ |
| education |
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
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The King’s School, Canterbury ⓘ
surface form:
King's School, Canterbury
University of Padua ⓘ |
| era | Scientific Revolution ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Harvey ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anatomy
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medicine ⓘ physiology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Aristotelian natural philosophy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
demonstrating that the heart acts as a pump
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discovery of the systemic circulation of blood ⓘ quantitative experiments on blood flow ⓘ |
| legacy | foundational figure in modern cardiovascular physiology ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal College of Physicians ⓘ |
| methodologicalContribution | use of quantitative reasoning in physiology ⓘ |
| mother | Joan Halke ⓘ |
| name | William Harvey self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus ⓘ |
| notableWorkEnglishTitle |
Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus
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surface form:
An Anatomical Exercise on the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
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| occupation |
anatomy lecturer
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physician ⓘ royal physician ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
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Lumleian Lecturer in Anatomy at the Royal College of Physicians ⓘ physician extraordinary to King James I of England ⓘ physician in ordinary to King Charles I of England ⓘ physician to St Bartholomew's Hospital, London ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfNotableWork | 1628 ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| sibling | Eliab Harvey ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Browne ⓘ |
| teacher | Hieronymus Fabricius ⓘ |
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Harvey Society
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Harvey Society