Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet, FRCPE (7 June 1811 – 6 May 1870) 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 on humans and helped to popularise its use in medicine.
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7 June 1811 Bathgate, West Lothian
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Died |
6 May 1870 (aged 58) Edinburgh, Scotland
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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