SHARPEY, William (1802 – 1880)
1802 – 1880
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
Image source Barraud & Jerrard, Photographers · The Medical profession in all countries containing photographic portraits from life v. 2, no. 7. London: J. & A. Churchill, 1874. Downloaded from ihm.nlm.nih.gov · Public domain
1830 CE
#600
On a peculiar motion excited in fluids by the surfaces of certain animals.
Sharpey was the first occupant of the chair of anatomy and physiology at University College, London, this chair being the first official recognition of physiology in any English medical school. He wrote a memorable pa…
1835 CE–1859 CE
#603
The cyclopaedia of anatomy and physiology. Edited by Robert Bentley Todd. 5 vols.
Contributors included Richard Owen and Thomas Huxley, and physicians James Paget, James Young Simpson, and William Bowman.The discoveries of Purkynĕ and Valentin, together with additional observations by William Sharp…
1848 CE
#545
Bone or osseous tissue.
The discovery of the “fibers of Sharpey” is reported on pp. cxlii-cxliii.