Richard Lower: Anatomist and Physiologist
Authors: John H. Felts
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2000)

Medical Writings7 March 2000Richard Lower: Anatomist and PhysiologistJohn H. Felts, MDJohn H. Felts, MDWake Forest University School of Medicine; Winston-Salem, NC 27157 (Felts)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-132-5-200003070-00023 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The cardiovascular research of William Harvey (1578-1657), based on what he "could discover [of] the function and offices of the heart's movement in animals through the use of my own eyes," and summarized in De Motu Cordis (1628), marked the birth of modern circulatory physiology and made him one of the truly great physicians in medical history (1-3). Harvey's school of Oxford physiology, dismissed by the English Civil War (1642-1657), was revived in the last years of the Commonwealth under the leadership of Robert Boyle (1627-1691) and Thomas Willis (1621-1675) and attracted many hard-working and productive students whose works are ...References1. Harvey W. Exercitatio Anatomica de Motu Cordis et Sanguinis in Aminalibus. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas; 1931. Google Scholar2. Bendiner E. The revolutionary physician of kings: William Harvey. Hosp Pract. 1978;13:129-30, 135-40, 145-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Frank RG. Harvey and the Oxford Physiologists: A Study of Scientific Ideas. Berkeley: Univ of California Pr; 1980. Google Scholar4. Fulton JF. A Bibliography of Two Oxford Physiologists: Richard Lower, 1631-1691; John Mayow, 1643-1679. Oxford: Oxford Univ Pr; 1935. Google Scholar5. Willis T. Thomas Willis's Oxford Lectures. Dewhurst K, ed. Oxford: Sandford Pub; 1980. Google Scholar6. Willis T. The Anatomy of the Brain. Tuckahoe: USV Pharmaceutical Corp; 1971. Google Scholar7. Lower R. Tractatus de Corde: Item de Motu & Colore Sanguinis. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall; 1968. Google Scholar8. Nicolson MH. Pepys' Diary and the New Science. Charlottesville: University Pr of Virginia; 1965. Google Scholar9. Pope A. Alexander Pope. Rogers P, ed. Oxford: Oxford Univ Pr; 1993:19. Google Scholar10. Lower R. Richard Lower's Vindicatio: A Defence of the Experimental Method. Dewhurst K, ed. Oxford: Sandford Publications; 1983. Google Scholar11. Lower R. De Catarrhis, 1672. London: Dawsons of Pall Mall; 1963. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: John H. Felts, MDAffiliations: Wake Forest University School of Medicine; Winston-Salem, NC 27157 (Felts)Acknowledgment: The author thanks Korey Casper for designing the figure.Corresponding Author: John H. Felts, MD, Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1030. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoRichard Lower: Anatomist and Physiologist Richard B. Davis Richard Lower: Anatomist and Physiologist Shakaib U. Rehman , Ambreen Shakaib , and Shaukat Rashid Richard Lower: Anatomist and Physiologist John H. Felts Who Discovered Circulation of Blood? John H. Felts Metrics Cited byRecibir y donar sangre: ¿entre la solidaridad, la generación de lazos sociales y la cosificación? Las paradojas de la transfusión en un contexto clínico pluriculturalBlood transfusion and venous cannulation — medical publication and innovation across 350 years of history: A narrative reviewThe history of the evolution of the knowledge about the diagnosis and the pathogenetic aspects of heart failure: From the Egyptians to James MackenzieEuropePlant glyco-biotechnology on the way to synthetic biologyBack to the future: The renaissance of whole-blood transfusions for massively hemorrhaging patientsThe Maze of the Cerebrospinal Fluid DiscoveryAnimal Experiments in Biomedical Research: A Historical PerspectiveDirect blood transfusionsFibrinolysis: A new therapeutic targetRichard Lower (1631–1691): acknowledging his notable contributions to the exploration of the nervous systemAn overview of vascular access part 1: early historyRichard Lower (1631–1691) and his early contributions to cardiologyHistory of xenotransplantationWho Discovered Circulation of Blood?John H. Felts, MDRichard Lower: Anatomist and PhysiologistShakaib U. Rehman, MD, Ambreen Shakaib, MB, and Shaukat Rashid, MDPosterior Circulation Ischemia: Then, Now, and TomorrowRichard Lower: Anatomist and PhysiologistRichard B. Davis, MD, PhD 7 March 2000Volume 132, Issue 5Page: 420-423KeywordsBloodBlood transfusionBrainHeartHeart rateLungsPhlebotomyPulmonary arteriesScientistsVeins ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 7 March 2000 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...