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William Harvey (1 April, 1578–3 June, 1657) was a great English physician who pioneered the complete description of the concept of systemic circulation–detailed properties of the blood that is being pumped by the heart to the entire body. History states that Harvey was a humorous yet a very precise man who would often be insomniac owing to his mind that would just never stop pondering. The initial years of Harvey's education was in Folkestone; he studied Latin.
Thereafter, he entered Kings School in Canterbury. Five years from there, he went in to Cambridge's Caius College where he got his Bachelors of Arts degree in the year 1597. At the age of 24, Harvey graduated as Doctor of Medicine on 25 April, 1602. Reports state that Harvey had conducted himself so brilliantly in the exams and exhibited such great skills, learning and memory power that he surpassed all expectations that his examiners had of him.