Adolph Murray

Adolph (Adolf) Murray (13 February 1751 – 4 May 1803) was a Swedish anatomist.

Adolf Murray
Lithography 1847
Born	(1751-02-13)13 February 1751 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	4 April 1803(1803-04-04) (aged 52) Uppsala, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Physician
Known for	Anatomy

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 Gothenburg.^[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.