In 1628 the english physician william harvey published his revolutionary theory of blood circulation offering a radical conception of the workings of the human body and the function of the heart harveys theory overthrew centuries of anatomical and physiological orthodoxy and had profound consequences for the history of science. William harvey born april 1 1578 folkestone kent england died june 3 1657 london english physician who was the first to recognize the full circulation of the blood in the human body and to provide experiments and arguments to support this idea. On april 1 1578 english physician william harvey was born harvey made seminal contributions in anatomy and physiologyhe was the first known to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart the heart of animals is the foundation of their life the sovereign of everything within them the sun of their . William harvey a life in circulation by thomas wright 2012 10 30 thomas wright books amazonca