Sir Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer FRS FRSE (June 2, 1850, Hornsey, Middlesex – March 29, 1935, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland) was an English physiologist.
He is regarded as a founder of endocrinology: in 1894 he discovered and demonstrated the existence of adrenaline together with George Oliver, and he also coined the term "endocrine" for the secretions of the ductless glands. Schafer's method of artificial respiration is named after him.
Schafer coined the word "insulin" after theorising that a single substance from the pancreas was responsible for diabetes mellitus.
He was knighted in 1913.
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