Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer
Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer (actually Edward Albert Schäfer , born June 2, 1850 in Hornsey near London , † March 29, 1935 in North Berwick , East Lothian , Scotland ) was an English physiologist .
Sharpey-Schafer is the inventor of the Schafer method for artificial ventilation named after him .
In 1910, Sharpey-Schafer suspected that a single chemical substance was missing from the pancreas in patients with diabetes mellitus . He called this substance insulin . According to other sources, the postulation of a crucial hormone in the pancreas and the naming of "insulin" go back to the Belgian pathologist Jean de Meyer (1878–1934) in 1909.
Sharpey-Schafer was Professor of Physiology at Edinburgh University from 1899 to 1933 . In 1924 he received the Copley Medal for his scientific achievements . In 1900 he was elected a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . Since 1911 he was a member of the Leopoldina Scholars' Academy .
Works
- Experimental physiology . 3d ed.London: Longmans, Green, 1921
- The endocrine organs . 2nd ed. 1924
Web links
- Literature by and about Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sharpey-Schafer, Edward Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schäfer, Edward Albert (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English physiologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1850 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hornsey near London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1935 |
| Place of death | North Berwick , East Lothian , Scotland |