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James Young Simpson (1811-1870) was a Scottish obstetrician and anaesthetist who introduced chloroform to childbirth. He was also a professor, a knight, and a friend of David Brewster.
Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet was a Scottish obstetrician who was the first to use chloroform in obstetrics and the first in Britain to use ether. Simpson was professor of obstetrics at the University of Edinburgh, where he obtained an M.D. in 1832. After news of the use of ether in surgery.
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Nov 12, 2020 · Learn about the Scottish obstetrician who discovered the anesthetic properties of chloroform and introduced it to childbirth. Find out his contributions to medicine, obstetrics, gynecology and acupressure.
The BMJs online archive now being fully searchable back to 1840. To celebrate this, we have commissioned a series of videos to tell the tale of some of the m...
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Mar 20, 2017 · Learn how James Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovered chloroform as an anesthetic in 1847 and revolutionized surgery and childbirth. Read about his experiments, challenges, controversies and legacy in this article by Joe Schwarcz.
Jul 23, 2017 · Learn about James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician who introduced ether and chloroform as anesthetics for childbirth and surgery in the 1840s. He faced criticism and controversy for his innovations, but also received honors and recognition for his contributions to medicine.
May 16, 2011 · The 200th anniversary of the birth of James Young Simpson is 7 June 2011. There will be three days of multidisciplinary symposia in Edinburgh to celebrate the bicentenary [ 1 ]. James Simpson was born as the eighth child of a poor baker in Bathgate, about 18 miles from Edinburgh.
