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“Harvey was not content merely to gather knowledge; he digested and arranged it under the guidance of the faculties which compare and reason. ... Harvey appears to have possessed, in a remarkable degree, the power of persuading and conciliating those with whom he came in contact. In the whole course of his long life we hear nothing either of personal enemies or personal enmities ... one of the great men whom God, in virtue of his eternal laws, bids to appear on earth from time to time to enlighten, and to ennoble mankind.”

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William Harvey

William Harvey was an English physician who is considered one of the founders of physiology. He is renowned for his discovery of the principle of the circulation of the blood, which revolutionized the field of medicine. Born on April 1, 1578, he died on June 3, 1657. more

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