harvey

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Definition of harvey in English English dictionary

A surname

A male given name, in modern use often transferred back from the surname

An English and Scottish surname derived from the Norman French given name Haerviu, from haer "battle" + vy "worthy"

Cushing Harvey Williams Firestone Harvey Samuel Harvey Paul Harvey William Keitel Harvey Kellogg John Harvey and Will Keith Lawrence Harvey Zeiger Milk Harvey Bernard Oswald Lee Harvey Robinson James Harvey Anne Gray Harvey

An Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic Ó hAirmheadhaigh or Ó hEarchaidh

{i} male first name; family name; county in Kansas (USA); city in Illinois (USA); William Harvey (1578-1657), English anatomist who discovered the circulation of blood; 1950 American movie starring James Stewart about a slightly eccentric man with an invisible 6 ft. 3 in. rabbit friend

derived from the surname

English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)

Related Terms

Harvey Wallbanger

An alcoholic cocktail made with vodka, Vanilla Galliano and orange juice

Harvey Bernard Milk

orig. Glimpy Milch born May 22, 1930, Woodmere, Long Island, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco, Calif. U.S. political leader. After graduating from college, he served in the U.S. Navy and was discharged in 1955 (although Milk claimed that he was dishonourably discharged due to his homosexuality, military records do not support the allegation). He later settled in San Francisco and soon gained a following as a leader of the city's gay community. In 1977 he was elected to the city's Board of Supervisors, becoming one of the first openly gay elected officials in U.S. history. In 1978 Milk and the city's mayor, George Moscone (1929-78), were shot and killed in City Hall by Dan White, a conservative former city supervisor. At White's murder trial, his attorneys argued that his judgment had been impaired by eating junk food (a tactic later derided as the "Twinkie defense"); his conviction on the less serious charge of voluntary manslaughter sparked riots in the city. Milk was the subject of numerous books and movies, including the 1984 documentary The Times of Harvey Milk, which received an Academy Award

Harvey Keitel

born May 13, 1939/41, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S. U.S. film actor. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and then studied at the Actors Studio. He made his film debut in Who's That Knocking at My Door? (1968) under Martin Scorsese, with whom he often worked thereafter. Known for his signature accent and the intensity of his performances, he played supporting or starring roles in films such as Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Bad Timing (1980), Bugsy (1991), Thelma and Louise (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1991), The Piano (1993), and Red Dragon (2002)

Harvey Milk

(1930-1978) American politician and gay rights activist, first openly gay person elected to a municipal leadership position in San Francisco (assassinated by former city supervisor Dan White)

Harvey Milk

orig. Glimpy Milch born May 22, 1930, Woodmere, Long Island, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 27, 1978, San Francisco, Calif. U.S. political leader. After graduating from college, he served in the U.S. Navy and was discharged in 1955 (although Milk claimed that he was dishonourably discharged due to his homosexuality, military records do not support the allegation). He later settled in San Francisco and soon gained a following as a leader of the city's gay community. In 1977 he was elected to the city's Board of Supervisors, becoming one of the first openly gay elected officials in U.S. history. In 1978 Milk and the city's mayor, George Moscone (1929-78), were shot and killed in City Hall by Dan White, a conservative former city supervisor. At White's murder trial, his attorneys argued that his judgment had been impaired by eating junk food (a tactic later derided as the "Twinkie defense"); his conviction on the less serious charge of voluntary manslaughter sparked riots in the city. Milk was the subject of numerous books and movies, including the 1984 documentary The Times of Harvey Milk, which received an Academy Award

Harvey S Firestone

born Dec. 20, 1868, Columbiana, Ohio, U.S. died Feb. 7, 1938, Miami Beach, Fla. U.S. industrialist. Firestone established a retail tire business in 1896 and in 1900 formed a company to sell rubber carriage tires. In 1904 his business began manufacturing automobile tires. Sales to Ford Motor Co. helped put Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. at the top of the U.S. tire industry. Firestone promoted the use of trucks for hauling freight and lobbied for the construction of vast highway systems. He ran his company until 1932, when his son replaced him. Firestone was purchased by Bridgestone Tire Co., a Japanese firm, in 1988

Harvey Samuel Firestone

born Dec. 20, 1868, Columbiana, Ohio, U.S. died Feb. 7, 1938, Miami Beach, Fla. U.S. industrialist. Firestone established a retail tire business in 1896 and in 1900 formed a company to sell rubber carriage tires. In 1904 his business began manufacturing automobile tires. Sales to Ford Motor Co. helped put Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. at the top of the U.S. tire industry. Firestone promoted the use of trucks for hauling freight and lobbied for the construction of vast highway systems. He ran his company until 1932, when his son replaced him. Firestone was purchased by Bridgestone Tire Co., a Japanese firm, in 1988

Harvey William

(1578-1657) British physician who first demonstrated the circulation of blood through the body

Harvey Williams Cushing

born April 8, 1869, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. died Oct. 7, 1939, New Haven, Conn. U.S. surgeon. He taught principally at Harvard University and became known as the leading neurosurgeon of the early 20th century, developing many procedures and techniques still basic to brain surgery and greatly reducing its mortality rate. The leading expert in the diagnosis and treatment of intracranial tumours, he was also the first to ascribe to pituitary gland malfunction what is now known as Cushing syndrome. He wrote numerous scientific works, including The Life of Sir William Osler (1925, Pulitzer Prize)

Harvey's Bristol Cream

a popular and well-known type of sweet sherry (=a type of strong, dark wine from Spain) made by Harvey's, a company based in Bristol in England

harvey process

A process of hardening the face of steel, as armor plates, invented by Hayward A

harvey process

This process gives an armor plate a thick surface of extreme hardness supported by material gradually decreasing in hardness to the unaltered soft steel at the back

harvey process

Harvey of New Jersey, consisting in the additional carburizing of the face of a piece of low carbon steel by subjecting it to the action of carbon under long-continued pressure at a very high heat, and then to a violent chilling, as by a spray of cold water

harvey wallbanger

a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano

James Harvey Robinson

born June 29, 1863, Bloomington, Ill., U.S. died Feb. 16, 1936, New York, N.Y. U.S. historian. Robinson received his doctorate from the University of Freiburg and returned to the U.S. to teach European history, principally at Columbia University (1895-1919). In The New History (1912), he called for the use of the social sciences in historical scholarship and put forth his controversial contention that the study of the past should serve primarily to improve the present. Among his other works are The Mind in the Making (1921) and several influential textbooks, including The Development of Modern Europe (1907-08; with Charles Beard)

John Harvey and W K Kellogg

born Feb. 26, 1852, Tyrone, Mich., U.S. died Dec. 14, 1943, Battle Creek born April 7, 1860, Battle Creek died Oct. 6, 1951, Battle Creek U.S. breakfast-cereal manufacturers. John was a physician and vegetarian who in 1876 helped found a Seventh-Day Adventist sanitarium in Battle Creek, Mich. There he developed various nut and vegetable products, including a flaked-wheat cereal to serve to patients, one of whom was C.W. Post. John's younger brother, W.K., founded the W.K. Kellogg Co. in 1906 to manufacture dry breakfast cereals, cornflakes being its sole product in the early years. It soon became a leading U.S. producer of these and other convenience foods; its current annual sales exceed $9 billion. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is one of the country's largest philanthropic institutions

John Harvey and Will Keith Kellogg

born Feb. 26, 1852, Tyrone, Mich., U.S. died Dec. 14, 1943, Battle Creek born April 7, 1860, Battle Creek died Oct. 6, 1951, Battle Creek U.S. breakfast-cereal manufacturers. John was a physician and vegetarian who in 1876 helped found a Seventh-Day Adventist sanitarium in Battle Creek, Mich. There he developed various nut and vegetable products, including a flaked-wheat cereal to serve to patients, one of whom was C.W. Post. John's younger brother, W.K., founded the W.K. Kellogg Co. in 1906 to manufacture dry breakfast cereals, cornflakes being its sole product in the early years. It soon became a leading U.S. producer of these and other convenience foods; its current annual sales exceed $9 billion. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is one of the country's largest philanthropic institutions

Jr. Harvey Lavan Cliburn

orig. Harvey Lavan Cliburn, Jr. born July 12, 1934, Shreveport, La., U.S. U.S. pianist. He was taught piano by his mother in his early years. After study with Rosina Lhévinne (1880-1976) at the Juilliard School, he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic. In 1958 he became a national sensation as the first American to win the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In 1962 he established the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. Possessed of an impressive technique, he limited himself to the Romantic repertoire and spent many years away from the concert stage

Lee Harvey Oswald

(1939-1963) Marxist sympathizer and member of the U.S. Marine Corps, assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy

Lee Harvey Oswald

the man who was believed by the police to have shot and killed the US President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Two days after the President's death, Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby. Some people believe that Oswald was not the real killer (1939-63). born Oct. 18, 1939, New Orleans, La., U.S. died Nov. 24, 1963, Dallas, Texas Accused assassin of Pres. John F. Kennedy. While serving in the U.S. Marines (1956-59) he began to express pro-Soviet and politically radical views. Shortly after his discharge he moved to the Soviet Union, where he unsuccessfully tried to become a Soviet citizen. He returned to the U.S. in 1962 with his Russian wife and daughter but retained his radical political beliefs. In April 1963 he allegedly shot at but missed Edwin Walker, an ultrarightist retired general. In October he took a job at the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas. On Nov. 22, 1963, from a window on its sixth floor, he allegedly fired three shots that killed Kennedy and wounded Gov. John B. Connally while the two men were riding in the president's motorcade. Oswald killed a patrolman who had detained him, but he was soon captured and arraigned. On November 24, while being transferred to an interrogation office, he was fatally shot by Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner

Paul Harvey

born Sept. 4, 1918, Tulsa, Okla., U.S. U.S. radio commentator and news columnist. He worked as an announcer and radio station director in the Midwest in the 1940s. He became a news commentator and analyst for ABC in 1944 and a syndicated columnist in 1954. Noted for his firm, staccato delivery and his conservative but individualistic opinions on current events, he enjoyed an almost unparalleled longevity as a national broadcaster

William Harvey

an English doctor who discovered the circulation of the blood, that is, the way the heart makes the blood move around the body (1578-1657). born April 1, 1578, Folkestone, Kent, Eng. died June 3, 1657, London English physician. He studied at Cambridge University and later at the University of Padua, then considered the best medical school in Europe. After receiving a medical diploma, he was appointed to St. Bartholemew's Hospital (1609). He became one of James I's physicians 1618 and continued as a king's physician for Charles I, whose personal friend he became. Harvey's elucidation of blood circulation overturned the work of Galen and advanced that of Andreas Vesalius and Hieronymus Fabricius. To reach his conclusions, Harvey depended on his own observations and reasoning, numerous animal dissections, autopsies, and clinical observations. His Anatomical Exercise Concerning the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals (1628) recorded his findings. It clarified the function of heart valves, proved that blood did not pass through the septum in the heart, explained the purpose of valves in the veins and of the pulmonary circulation, showed that blood is pumped from the atria into the ventricles and then into the rest of the circulatory system, and proved that the pulse reflected heart contractions

William Harvey

{i} (1578-1657) English anatomist who discovered the circulation of blood

Hyphenation

Har·vey

Turkish pronunciation

härvi

Pronunciation

/ˈhärvē/ /ˈhɑːrviː/

Etymology

[ 'här-vE ] (biographical name.) From Anglo-Norman given name Haerviu, name of a Breton saint, from Celtic haer (“battle”) + vy (“worthy”). *In Ireland used as a anglicisation of Irish Ó hAirmheadhaigh and Ó hEarchaidh.