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.
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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.
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Doctors
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Doctor
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deceased
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Lived 1809 to 1889 · aged 79
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