Sir James Young Simpson

Standard Name: Simpson, Sir James Young

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Family and Intimate relationships Queen Victoria
The obstetrical use of chloroform had been publicized by Dr James Young Simpson in 1847.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
22
A fierce debate ensued in pamphlets and medical journals between proponents of the practice and religious authorities. The latter...

Timeline

1831: Eugène Soubeiran discovered chloroform....

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1831

Eugène Soubeiran discovered chloroform.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
296
Science in the Nineteenth Century. Editor Taton, René, Translator Pomerans, Arnold J., Vol.
3
, Basic Books, 1965.
500, 505

1843: Britain's leading obstetrician, James Young...

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1843

Britain's leading obstetrician, James Young Simpson , adapted sound for use in uterine examinations.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
139

1847: Professor James Young Simpson first used...

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1847

Professor James Young Simpson first used chloroform to aid a woman in childbirth in London.
Trager, James. The Women’s Chronology: A Year-by-Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. Henry Holt, 1994.
249
Jalland, Patricia, and John Hooper. Women from Birth to Death: The Female Life Cycle in Britain 1830-1914. Harvester, 1986.
165-67
Talbott, John H. A Biographical History of Medicine: Excerpts and Essays on the Men and Their Work. Grune and Stratton, 1970.
656

15 November 1847: Dr James Young Simpson of Edinburgh published...

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15 November 1847

Dr James Young Simpson of Edinburgh published a pamphlet describing how he had proved in practice that chloroform was a successful anaesthetic for obstetrics; his pamphlet sold 1,500 copies within fourteen days.
Youngson, A. J. The Scientific Revolution in Victorian Medicine. Holmes and Meier, 1979.
68-70, 73, 75, 79-80, 84

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