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William Harvey

* 1578 in Folkestone/Kent
+1657
in Roehampton/London

   

William Harvey

William Harvey was an English physician who made seminal contributions in anatomy and physiology.
He was the first known physician to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation
and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart. 


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