# Horace Wells

> Horace Wells was an American dentist who pioneered the use of anesthesia in medicine, specifically the use of nitrous oxide. Although he was urged to patent his discovery, he never did, believing that freedom from pain should be "as free as the air we breathe."

*American dentist and anaesthesia pioneer (1815-1848)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1815-01-21
- **Died:** 1848-01-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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