Crawford Long

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Crawford Long was a 19th-century American physician best known for pioneering the use of ether as a surgical anesthetic.

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instanceOf anesthesiology pioneer
human
physician
causeOfDeath stroke
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1815-11-01
dateOfDeath 1878-06-16
educatedAt Transylvania University NERFINISHED
University of Georgia NERFINISHED
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Long NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork anesthesiology
medicine
firstEtherAnesthesiaLocation Jefferson, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
givenName Crawford NERFINISHED
hasCommemorativeDay Doctors’ Day in the United States NERFINISHED
hasHonor statue in the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall Collection
hasLegacy Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta was named in his honor
hasMonumentIn Jefferson, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
medicalSchool University of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
notableFor pioneering the use of ether as a surgical anesthetic
occupation physician
surgeon
performedFirstEtherAnesthesiaOn 1842-03-30
performedSurgeryType tumor removal
placeOfBirth Danielsville, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Athens, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
recognizedAs one of the first to use ether anesthesia in surgery
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
sexOrGender male
spouse Caroline Swain Long NERFINISHED
stateOfOrigin Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
usedSubstanceAsAnesthetic diethyl ether
workedIn Athens, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
Jefferson, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED

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