William Parry Murphy

William Parry Murphy, Nobel Laureate

Born: 1892-02-06 in Stoughton, WI, USA

Gender: male

Field: American recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Biography

William Parry Murphy Sr. was an American physician who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1934 with George Richards Minot and George Hoyt Whipple for their combined work in devising and treating macrocytic anemia.

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Nobel Prize Details

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1934

Awarded on: 1934-10-25

"for their discoveries concerning liver therapy in cases of anaemia"

Affiliations:

  • Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA, USA
  • Peter Brent Brigham HospitalBoston, MA, USA