GB 1538 S75 - SIMPSON, Sir James Young (1811-1870): notes from his lectures on midwifery

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GB 1538 S75

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SIMPSON, Sir James Young (1811-1870): notes from his lectures on midwifery

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  • [1857] (Creation)

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4 vols

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James Young Simpson graduated from Edinburgh University in 1832. He was made President of the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh in 1835 and became Professor of Midwifery there in 1839. He was especially famous for his advocacy and use of chloroform in obstetric practice, but was also renowned for his work in gynaecology and obstetrics, particularly in the use of forceps and for various methods of ovariotomy.

James William Miller was born, 1836; MD, Edinburgh, 1857; licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, 1857; examination in medicine and pathology, University of Aberdeen; Medical Officer, Liff and Benvie Poorhouse; physician, Dundee Royal Infirmary; surgeon, Dundee prison; died, 1901.

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Donated to the College Library by J B Blaikley, grandson of J W Miller, in October 1967.

GB 1538 S75 [1857] Collection (fonds) 4 vols Miller , James William , 1836-1901 , physician

James Young Simpson graduated from Edinburgh University in 1832. He was made President of the Royal Medical Society of Edinburgh in 1835 and became Professor of Midwifery there in 1839. He was especially famous for his advocacy and use of chloroform in obstetric practice, but was also renowned for his work in gynaecology and obstetrics, particularly in the use of forceps and for various methods of ovariotomy.

James William Miller was born, 1836; MD, Edinburgh, 1857; licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, 1857; examination in medicine and pathology, University of Aberdeen; Medical Officer, Liff and Benvie Poorhouse; physician, Dundee Royal Infirmary; surgeon, Dundee prison; died, 1901.

Donated to the College Library by J B Blaikley, grandson of J W Miller, in October 1967.

Transferred from the Library to the College Archives in August 2007.

Manuscript notes on midwifery taken by James William Miller of Dundee from the lectures of Sir James Young Simpson, at the University of Edinburgh, c 1857.

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Papers of J Y Simpson (ref: S54)

Compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Biographical details for James William Miller from The Medical Directory.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Jul 2008 Nursing Midwifery Teaching methods Lectures (teaching method) Higher science education Medical education Medical sciences Simpson , Sir , James Young , 1811-1870 , 1st Baronet , physician and obstetrician

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Transferred from the Library to the College Archives in August 2007.

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Manuscript notes on midwifery taken by James William Miller of Dundee from the lectures of Sir James Young Simpson, at the University of Edinburgh, c 1857.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Papers of J Y Simpson (ref: S54)

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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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