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Ray Farquharson

Canadian doctor, university professor and medical researcher (1897-1965) · Canada · On the map · Doctors · Died at 67

Ray Fletcher Farquharson was a Canadian medical doctor, university professor, and medical researcher. Born in Claude, Ontario, he attended and taught at the University of Toronto for most of his life, and was trained and employed at Toronto General Hospital.

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Awards

Canadian Medical Hall of Fame1998
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University

About this person

With co-researcher Arthur Squires, Farquharson was responsible for the discovery of the Farquharson phenomenon, an important principle of endocrinology, which is that administering external hormones suppresses the natural production of that hormone.

Country
Canada
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1965 · aged 67