Editing William Harvey (section)

=== Early life and the University of Padua ===
Harvey's initial education was carried out in Folkestone, where he learned [[Latin]]. He then entered the [[King's School, Canterbury|King's School]] ([[Canterbury]]). Harvey stayed at the King's School for five years, after which he [[matriculated]] at [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge]] in 1593.

Harvey graduated as a Bachelor of Arts from Caius in 1597.<ref>{{acad|id=HRVY593W|name=Harvie, William}}</ref> He then travelled through France and Germany to Italy, where he entered the [[University of Padua]], in 1599.

During Harvey's years of study there, he developed a relationship with [[Hieronymus Fabricius|Fabricius]] and read Fabricius's ''De Venarum Ostiolis''.

Harvey graduated as a Doctor of Medicine at the age of 24 from the University of Padua on 25 April 1602. Harvey had

<blockquote>conducted himself so wonderfully well in the examination and had shown such skill, memory and learning that he had far surpassed even the great hopes which his examiners had formed of him.{{sfn|Power|1897|pp=26–27}}</blockquote>