# William Brooke O'Shaughnessy

> Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy was an Irish physician famous for his wide-ranging scientific work in pharmacology, chemistry, and inventions related to telegraphy and its use in India. His medical research led to the development of intravenous therapy and introduced the therapeutic use of medical cannabis to Western medicine.

*Irish physician and polymath (1809–1889)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1809-10-31
- **Died:** 1889-01-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.9 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #222

## Sources
- [William Brooke O'Shaughnessy](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brooke_O'Shaughnessy)
- [وليام بروك اوشوجانسى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%83_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%89)
- [William Brooke O’Shaughnessy](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brooke_O%E2%80%99Shaughnessy)
- [William Brooke O'Shaughnessy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brooke_O'Shaughnessy)
- [ویلیام بروک اوشانسی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%A9_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C)
- [William Brooke O'Shaughnessy](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brooke_O'Shaughnessy)
- [ויליאם או'שונסי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%90%D7%95'%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%99)
- [О’Шонесси, Уильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%E2%80%99%D0%A8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2025489)

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