William Sharpey

William Sharpey
Born1 April 1802
Arbroath, Scotland
Died11 April 1880

William Sharpey FRS FRSE LLD (1 April 1802 – 11 April 1880) was a Scottish anatomist and physiologist. Sharpey became the outstanding exponent of experimental biology[1] and is described as the "father of British physiology".

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