Clopton Havers | |
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| Born | February 24, 1657 Stambourne, Essex, UK |
| Died | April 1702, aged 45 |
| Resting place | Willingale, Essex |
| Nationality | English |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Known for | Describing Haversian canals |
| Spouse | Dorcas Fuller |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, anatomy |
| Thesis | De Respiratione, On Respiration (1685) |
Clopton Havers (24 February 1657 – April 1702) was an English physician who did pioneering research on the microstructure of bone. He is believed to have been the first person to observe and almost certainly the first to describe what are now called Haversian canals and Sharpey's fibres.