Adolf Murray
Lithography 1847
Born(1751-02-13)13 February 1751
Stockholm, Sweden
Died4 April 1803(1803-04-04) (aged 52)
Uppsala, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
OccupationPhysician
Known forAnatomy

Adolph (Adolf) Murray (13 February 1751 – 4 May 1803) was a distinguished Swedish anatomist.

Biography

Adolph Murray was born on 13 February 1751 in Stockholm.[1] He was the youngest son of the Prussian-born preacher and theologian Andreas Murray (1695 - 1771). His brothers were the professors Johann Philipp Murray (1726-1776) and Johann Andreas Murray (1740-1791), and the Bishop Gustaf Murray (1747-1825).[2]

In 1764 Adolph Murray became a student in Uppsala, and soon became devoted to anatomy.[1] He was a pupil of Carl Linnaeus.[3] At the age of 19 his professor gave him permission to give public lectures on anatomy in Stockholm. In 1772 he received his PhD from Uppsala.[1] Adolph Murray then undertook a foreign field trip, returning in 1776. While he was away, he was appointed Professor of Anatomy and Surgery at Uppsala University.[1] Linnaeus had supported this appointment.[3] He was one of the university's most prominent teachers, and made valuable contributions to science.[1]

Adolph Murray died in Uppsala on 4 May 1803.[1] He had been a firm royalist. His son, Carl Adolph Murray, was to become American consul in Göteborg.[4]

Bibliography

Murray published many papers on medical subjects. His longer works include:

  • Murray, Adolf (1794). Adolphi Murray Descriptio Arteriarvm Corporis Humani: In Tabulas Redacta ; in Usus Discentium. Beerius. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  • Forster, Johann Reinhold; Murray, Adolf (1799). Testacéologie. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Murray, 3. Adolf - Nordisk familjebok 1913.
  2. ↑ MURRAY, ANDREAS och hans söner 1843.
  3. 1 2 Fries 2011, p. 260.
  4. ↑ American consul in Göteborg.

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