Adolph Murray
| Adolf Murray | |
|---|---|
 Lithography 1847 | |
| Born |
13 February 1751 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died |
4 April 1803 (aged 52) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Anatomy |
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
Sources
- "American consul in Göteborg". The Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly (Swedish Pioneer Historical Society.): 6. 1967. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- Fries, Theodor Magnus (2011-12-22). Linnaeus. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-03723-5. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- "Murray, 3. Adolf". Nordisk familjebok. 1913. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- "MURRAY, ANDREAS och hans söner". Biographiskt Lexicon öfver namnkunnige Svenska Män. 1843. p. 197. Retrieved 2013-01-11.