Sharpey, William

S Jacyna, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002477

1802–1880 British histologist and physiologist known as the ‘Father of Modern Physiology in Britain’.

Keywords: physiology; histology; medical education

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Further Reading
	Sharpey W (1830) On a peculiar motion excited in fluids by the surfaces of certain animals. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal 34: 113–122.
	book Sharpey W (1830) A Probationary Essay on the Pathology and Treatment of False Joints. Edinburgh, UK: J Stark.
	book Sharpey W (1836) "Cilia". In: Todd RB (ed.) Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology 1: 606–638.
	book Sharpey W (1839) "Echinodermata". In: Todd RB (ed.) Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology 2: 30–46.
	book Jacyna LS (ed.) (1989) A Tale of Three Cities: The Correspondence of William Sharpey and Allen Thomson. London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine.
	Taylor DW (1971) The life and teaching of William Sharpey (1802–1880), ‘Father of Modern Physiology’ in Britain. Medical History 15: 126–153 and 241–259.