caption death_date death_place birth_place image_size nationality field birth_date known_for article_title name alma_mater
george redmayne murray 21 september 1939 mobberley , cheshire newcastle-upon-tyne , northumberland 150px england medicine 20 june 1865 endocrine disorders george redmayne murray
 george redmayne murray eton college trinity college , cambridge
george redmayne murray

george redmayne murray -lrb- 20 june 1865 -- 21 september 1939 -rrb- was an english physician who pioneered in the treatment of endocrine disorders .
in 1891 , he introduced the successful treatment of myxedema , with injections of sheep thyroid extract .
murray was educated at eton and trinity college , cambridge .
he was appointed heath professor of comparative pathology at durham university in 1893 , and physician to the royal victoria infirmary at newcastle in 1898 .
in 1908 he was appointed professor of systematic medicine at manchester university , which carried with it the post of physician to the manchester royal infirmary .
