Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet, 1811 – 1870. Scottish obstetrician who discovered the anesthetic properties of chloroform and successfully introduced it for general medical use.

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Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet, 1811 – 1870. Scottish obstetrician who discovered the anesthetic properties of chloroform and successfully introduced it for general medical use. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published

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