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William P. Murphy
BornFebruary 6, 1892
Stoughton, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
DiedOctober 9, 1987
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
InstitutionsHavard University
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Known forFinding a cure for anaemia
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1934)

William Parry Murphy (February 6, 1892 – October 9, 1987) was an American doctor.[1] He won the 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, along with George Whipple and George Minot, for discovering how eating liver could cure anaemia.[2]