Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 03, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 08, 2024
Modified link of Web site: Gazetteer for Scotland - Biography of Sir James Young Simpson. Nov 22, 2019
Added image of Sir James Young Simpson unconscious after experimenting on himself with chloroform. Jun 16, 2010
Added new Web site: Electric Scotland - Biography of Sir James Young Simpson. Nov 19, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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