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Walter Morley Fletcher (1873-1933)
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| Born | 21 July 1873 UK |
| Died | 7 June 1933 (aged 59) UK |
| Residence | UK |
| Nationality | English |
| Fields | Physiologist |
| Institutions | Cambridge University |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Doctoral advisor | John Newport Langley |
| Doctoral students | Archibald Hill |
| Known for | Muscle physiology |
Sir Walter Morley Fletcher, KBE FRS[1] (1873-1933)[2][3] was a British physiologist and administrator. Fletcher graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge and was most significant in his administration of the Medical Research Council (MRC) during the interwar years. Under his guidance, the MRC focussed its funding on basic scientific research at the expense of clinical research but he made Britain a leader in biomedical research in the period.