William Sharpey
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William Sharpey was a Scottish anatomist
and physiologist
.
. He contributed to the many editions of ‘Quain’s Anatomy’ and was one of the Secretaries of the Royal Society
. He was also on the Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science, was a member of the Senate of the University of London
and was also a Fellow of the Geological Society. In 1874 Dr. Sharpey received a Civil Service Pension from the Government.
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
and physiologist
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
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Life and career
Dr. William Sharpey was a correspondent with and friend of Charles DarwinCharles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
. He contributed to the many editions of ‘Quain’s Anatomy’ and was one of the Secretaries of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
. He was also on the Commission on Scientific Instruction and the Advancement of Science, was a member of the Senate of the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and was also a Fellow of the Geological Society. In 1874 Dr. Sharpey received a Civil Service Pension from the Government.
Terms
- Sharpey's fibersSharpey's fibresSharpey's fibres are a matrix of connective tissue consisting of bundles of strong collagenous fibres connecting periosteum to bone...
— fibers that join together the lamellae of bone (W. Sharpey, 1846).
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- Dorland's Medical Dictionary (1938)