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Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet, FRSE FRCPE FSA Scot (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.
Apr 27, 2022 · son. Mary Catherine Simpson. daughter. James Simpson. son. Jessie Simpson. daughter. William Young Simpson. son. Dr. Alexander Magnus Retzius Sim... son. Eve Blantyre Simpson. daughter. Mary Simpson. mother. David Simpson. father. About Sir James Young Simpson.
- June 07, 1811
- Edinburgh, Scotland
May 2, 2024 · 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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Jul 28, 2021 · Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for James Simpson born 1811 Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, Scotland died 1870 Edinburgh, Scotland including ancestors + children + 2 photos + more in the free family tree community.
- Male
- June 7, 1811
- Janet Grindlay
- May 6, 1870
Dec 7, 2018 · This is a transcription of a diary written by Robert Russell Simpson concerning the last weeks of the life of Sir James Young Simpson. JYS was the uncle of RRS. On the next page is a list of the family, showing the descendants to the third generation (i.e. down to the generation of RRS) of JYS’ father, David (1760-1830).
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Dec 7, 2018 · by Paul James-Griffiths | Dec 7, 2018 | The Nineteenth Century Awakening Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870) was born at Bathgate, Linlithgowshire. Like most Scots children of his time he was brought up on the Bible and the Shorter Catechism.
Jul 23, 2017 · James Young Simpson was born on 7 June 1811 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, Scotland. He was the eighth child and seventh son of farmers Mary Jervay and David Simpson. In addition to being a farmer, Simpson’s father was the village baker.