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Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
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Website includes biographical details on James Young Simpson, obstetrician and pioneer of anaesthetics. The site also contains images, references to further reading and links to related sites.
Excerpt from Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) I have endeavoured to condense the vast amount of matter which has been written concerning this Master of Medicine and his work into the form of a readable narrative, and to represent him in his social and intellectual environment in accordance with the object Of' this Series. The selections from his own writings illustrate as far as possible his versatility and many-sided character. I have chosen for quotation out of the numerous sketches and memoirs of him those written from undoubted knowledge of the man. I am indebted especially to Professor A. R. Simpson for kind advice, to Mr. Cuthbertson Of the Edinburgh University Librar...