Sir James Young Simpson

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Sir James Young Simpson was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish obstetrician best known for introducing chloroform as an anesthetic in surgery and childbirth.

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instanceOf human
medical researcher
physician
pioneer of anesthesia
awardReceived Royal Society of London Royal Medal NERFINISHED
baronetcy
burialPlace Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Warriston Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart disease
countryOfCitizenship Scotland
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1811-06-07
dateOfDeath 1870-05-06
educatedAt University of Edinburgh
employer University of Edinburgh NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Simpson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork anesthesiology
gynecology
obstetrics
fullName James Young Simpson NERFINISHED
givenName James
hasOccupationSpecialty midwifery
honorificPrefix Sir
influenced development of modern obstetric anesthesia
knownFor advocacy of anesthesia in obstetrics
pioneering the use of chloroform in medicine
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Royal Society of Edinburgh NERFINISHED
middleName Young
movement medical use of anesthesia
nativeLanguage Scots English
notableWork introduction of chloroform as a surgical anesthetic
introduction of chloroform in childbirth
occupation obstetrician
professor
placeOfBirth Bathgate NERFINISHED
Scotland
West Lothian NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Edinburgh NERFINISHED
Scotland NERFINISHED
positionHeld Professor of Midwifery at the University of Edinburgh
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
residence Edinburgh NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
significantEvent first used chloroform as an anesthetic in 1847
title 1st Baronet Simpson NERFINISHED

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Grange Cemetery hasNotableBurial Sir James Young Simpson
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