George Redmayne Murray (20 June 1865 – 21 September 1939) was an
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physician who pioneered in the treatment of
endocrine disorders. In 1891, he introduced the successful treatment of
myxedema
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, with injections of sheep thyroid extract.
Murray was educated at
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and
Trinity College, Cambridge
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. He was appointed Heath professor of comparative pathology at
Durham University in 1893, and physician to the
Royal Victoria Infirmary
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at Newcastle in 1898. In 1908 he was appointed professor of systematic medicine at
Manchester University
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, which carried with it the post of physician to the
Manchester Royal Infirmary
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.
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1939 deaths
1865 births
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