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James Young Simpson Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Young Simpson, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

2 records1847–18472 events0 places

Chronological biography

1847

Discovery of Anaesthetic4 November 1847
Science / Medicine

Carries out the 1sr succesful experiment to use chloroform as an anaesthetic

Health of James Young Simpson4 November 1847
Science / Medicine

Carries out the 1sr succesful experiment to use chloroform as an anaesthetic

Record provenance

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