Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer
Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer
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an English physiologist regarded as a founder of endocrinology; coined the word "insulin"
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Born
2 June 1850 Hornsey, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died
29 March 1935 (aged 84) North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nationality
English
Known for
Insulin, endocrine
Fields
Physiology
Alma mater
University College London
Awards
Royal Medal (1902) Copley Medal (1924) Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1934)
adultbasic
Britain
Doctoral advisor
William Sharpey
era
1800+