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.
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Norman Macbeth - Sir James Young Simpson. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh collection
Bust of Sir James Y. Simpson at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Scotland
Signage posted inside St. Gile’s Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, honoring the groundbreaking work of James Young Simpson.
Sir James Young Simpson statue, West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh
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Jonathan MillerAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Sue BlackAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
James LindAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghDennis LoAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Edward JennerAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Thomas Charles HopeAlso won Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghAbout this person
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1811 to 1870 · aged 58
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