William P. Murphy Sr. | |
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| Born | William Parry Murphy February 6, 1892[1] Stoughton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | October 9, 1987 (aged 95) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | University of Oregon Harvard Medical School |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, researcher, physician |
| Spouse |
Harriett Adams
(m. 1919; died 1980) |
| Children | 2; including William Jr. |
| Awards | Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1930) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine[2] (1934) |
William Parry Murphy Sr. (February 6, 1892 – October 9, 1987) was an American physician who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 with George Richards Minot and George Hoyt Whipple for their combined work in devising and treating macrocytic anemia (specifically, pernicious anemia).[1][2][3]
- ^ a b Murphy, William Parry at American National Biography website
- ^ a b The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1934 at Nobel Prize website
- ^ "Dr. William Murphy, Brookline; Won 1934 Nobel Prize in Medicine". The Boston Globe. Boston, MA. October 11, 1987. p. 53. Retrieved November 18, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
