George Redmayne Murray

George Redmayne Murray
Born 20 June 1865
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland
Died 21 September 1939 (1939-09-22) (aged 74)
Mobberley, Cheshire
Nationality England
Alma mater Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for endocrine disorders
Scientific career
Fields medicine

George Redmayne Murray (20 June 1865 – 21 September 1939) was an English physician who pioneered in the treatment of endocrine disorders.[1] In 1891, he introduced the successful treatment of myxedema, with injections of sheep thyroid extract.[2]

Murray was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He was appointed Heath professor of comparative pathology at Durham University in 1893, and physician to the Royal Victoria Infirmary at Newcastle in 1898. In 1908 he was appointed professor of systematic medicine at Manchester University, which carried with it the post of physician to the Manchester Royal Infirmary.[4]

References

  1. ↑ , (1967), "George R. Murray (1865-1939). Clinical endocrinologist.", JAMA (published 31 July 1967), 201 (5), pp. 321–2, doi:10.1001/jama.201.5.321b, PMID 5339066
  2. ↑ Murray G R. Note on the treatment of myxoedema by hypodermic injections of an extract of the thyroid gland of a sheep. Br Med J 1891. 2796. PMID 20753415.
  3. ↑ "Murray, George Redmayne (MRY883GR)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 January 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.


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