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Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer

1850 - 1935

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Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (2 June 1850 – 29 March 1935) was a British physiologist. He is regarded as a founder of endocrinology: in 1894 he discovered and demonstrated the existence of adrenaline together with George Oliver, and he also coined the term "endocrine" for the secretions of the ductless glands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer has received more than 86,902 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer is the 683rd most popular physician (down from 586th in 2019), the 5,481st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,663rd in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 683 out of 726. Before him are Samuel George Morton, Louisa Garrett Anderson, Rachel Levine, Aarne Pohjonen, Elizabeth Kenny, and Patrick Steptoe. After him are Bert Vogelstein, Marie Senghor Basse, Charles R. Drew, Anders Nordström, Fe del Mundo, and Sara Josephine Baker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 119. Before him are Heinrich Peters, Henry Cabot Lodge, John Munro Longyear, Constantin Henriquez, Fanny Hesse, and Georg Naue. After him are Lawrence Hargrave, and Samuel Gompers. Among people deceased in 1935, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 148. Before him are Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Junior Durkin, Leroy Carr, Adolphus Greely, Wiley Post, and Ivar Otto Bendixson. After him are Edward Carson, Alice Dunbar Nelson, and Jay Gould II.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 5,481 out of 8,785. Before him are Emma Chambers (1964), Susan Hill (1942), Archie Gemmill (1947), Alex Cox (1954), Sandy Powell (1960), and Declan Rice (1999). After him are James Fleet (1952), Wilf Mannion (1918), Dru Drury (1725), Shaun Wright-Phillips (1981), Paul McGuigan (1963), and Noel Harrison (1934).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 69. Before him are Thomas C. Jerdon (1811), Ran Laurie (1915), Richard Doll (1912), Flora Murray (1869), Louisa Garrett Anderson (1873), and Patrick Steptoe (1913). After him are William Hewson (1739), and Vivek Murthy (1977).

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