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James Young Simpson

James Young Simpson
James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician (d. 1870)

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 on humans and helped to popularise its use in medicine.

7 June 1811

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