William Harvey
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Summary
William Harvey was born on April 1, 1578[1], in Folkestone[2]. He died on June 3, 1657[3], in Roehampton[4]. He worked as a biologist[5], physician[6], anatomist[7], and physiologist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,640 views/month, #6,965 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Presbyterian Church Of St Andrew, Hampstead[10]
- Father: Thomas Harvey[11]
- Mother: Joan Halke[12]
- Spouse: Elizabeth Browne[13]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of England[14]
- Field of work: medicine[15], physiology[16], embryology[17]
- Employer: University of Oxford[18]
- Educated at: University of Padua[19], Gonville and Caius College[20], The King's School Canterbury[21], Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry[22]
- Doctoral advisor: Hieronymus Fabricius[23]
- Student: Francis Glisson[24]
- Religion or worldview: Anglicanism[25]
- Sex or gender: male[26]
- Commons category: William Harvey[27]
- Family name: Harvey[28]
- Given name: William[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:William Harvey[30]
- Commons gallery: William Harvey[31]
- Described at URL: https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/william-harvey[32]
- Student of: Cesare Cremonini[33], Hieronymus Fabricius[34]
- Depicted by: William Harvey[35], Dr William Harvey (1578-1657)[36]
- Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[37], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[38], Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], BEIC Digital Library[42], Men of Kent and Kentishmen[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[45], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[46], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[47], The New Student's Reference Work[48]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for William Harvey include Harveian Oration[49], an award[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1656[52]; Harvey[53], a lunar crater[54]; Harvey Heights[55]; and Harvey Lecture[56].
Why It Matters
William Harvey has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Works attributed to him include Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Animalibus[59], a written work[60]. Entities named for him include Harveian Oration[49], an award[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 1656[52]; Harvey[53], a lunar crater[54]; Harvey Heights[55]; and Harvey Lecture[56].
His notable doctoral advisees include Thomas Willis[61], a physician[62], 1621–1675[63], of Kingdom of England[64], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[65].
FAQs
Where was William Harvey born?
William Harvey's place of birth was Folkestone[2].
Where did William Harvey die?
William Harvey died in Roehampton[4].
Who were William Harvey's parents?
William Harvey's father was Thomas Harvey[11]. William Harvey's mother was Joan Halke[12].
Who was William Harvey married to?
William Harvey's spouses include Elizabeth Browne[13].
What did William Harvey do for work?
William Harvey worked as a biologist[5], physician[6], anatomist[7], and physiologist[8].
Where did William Harvey go to school?
William Harvey was educated at University of Padua[19], Gonville and Caius College[20], The King's School Canterbury[21], and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry[22].