William Harvey was an English physician who is credited with being the first to correctly describe how blood circulates through the body. He published his findings in 1628 in a book called De Motu Cordis, which was a groundbreaking work in the field of physiology.
Harvey’s experiments and observations led him to conclude that blood is pumped around the body by the heart, and that it circulates through a system of arteries and veins.
Harvey’s work on circulation was largely ignored by the medical establishment at the time, but it was eventually vindicated and became the foundation for modern understanding of the cardiovascular system.
Harvey was also a skilled anatomist, and his work on the anatomy of the human body was highly respected in his day. He was born in Folkestone, Kent, in 1578, and studied at both University College London and University College London School of Medicine before becoming a physician in London in 1602. He retired from court in 1635 and returned to his native Kent where he died in 1657.
Harvey was a highly influential figure in the history of medicine; he is remembered as one of most important figures in history of physiology, and his work continues to be studied and revered by
