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William T. G. Morton

United States dental surgeon (1819–1868)

  • Fame52.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia3.6K
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Lived 1819–1868, aged 49United States
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    1819–1868
    Aged 49
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Updated 2026-06-19

William Thomas Green Morton was an American dentist who first publicly demonstrated the use of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic in 1846. He is credited with gaining the medical world’s acceptance of surgical anesthesia.

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