# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-young-simpson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:06:05.353Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/james-young-simpson"
name: "James Young Simpson"
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description: "Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet was a Scottish obstetrician and a significant figure in the history of medicine. He was the first physician to demonstrate the anaesthetic properties of chloroform in humans and helped to popularize its use in medicine."
tagline: "British obstetrician (1811–1870)"
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birthDate: "1811-06-07"
deathDate: "1870-05-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump