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Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer

1850 - 1935

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Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer FRS FRSE FRCP (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 79,662 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer is the 587th most popular physician, the 4,673rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 58th most popular British Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 587 out of 502. Before him are Ran Laurie, Yoshioka Yayoi, Ellen S. Baker, Giovanni Saldarini, Mary Putnam Jacobi, and Samuel George Morton. After him are Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, Joshua Pim, Mustafa Barghouti, Donald Henderson, Thomas Starzl, and Kamal Ranadive.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1850, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 99. Before him are Guerra Junqueiro, Franciszek Rychnowski, Emma Abbott, John Munro Longyear, Daniel Chester French, and Robert Ridgway. After him are Henry Cabot Lodge, Constantin Henriquez, Samuel Gompers, and Lawrence Hargrave. Among people deceased in 1935, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 134. Before him are Paolo Orsi, George William Russell, Patricio Arabolaza, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Wiley Post, and Leroy Carr. After him are Junior Durkin, Adolphus Greely, Edward Carson, and Jay Gould II.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 4,673 out of 7,765. Before him are Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845), Gordon Pirie (1931), Will Poulter (1993), Bryan Sykes (1947), and Henry Tate (1819). After him are Charles Tate Regan (1878), Pat Fry (1964), Amina J. Mohammed (1961), Hugh Falconer (1808), Kevin Doyle (1960), and Beryl Bainbridge (1932).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among physicians born in United Kingdom, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer ranks 58. Before him are Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), Sophia Jex-Blake (1840), George E. P. Box (1919), Richard Doll (1912), Ran Laurie (1915), and Mary Putnam Jacobi (1842). After him are William Hewson (1739) and Thomas C. Jerdon (1811).

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