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Sir James Young Simpson
Sir James Young Simpson 1811-70, Scottish physician, M.D. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1832. He became (1839) professor of medicine and midwifery at Edinburgh. For a while he employed ether anesthesia in childbirth, but soon abandoned its use in favor of chloroform, which he introduced as an anesthetic in... Read more |
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O J Simpson
O. J. Simpson (Orenthal James Simpson), 1947-, American football player, b. San Francisco. As a running back for the Univ. of Southern California, he won the Heisman Trophy as the best college player of 1968. The "Juice" played with the Buffalo Bills (1969-77) and San Francisco 49ers (1978-79)... Read more |
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Ashlee Simpson
Ashlee SimpsonPop singer The daughter of a former Sunday school teacher and Baptist youth minister, singer Ashlee Simpson grew up in a household of high religious values, a superstar older sister, and encouraged opportunity for creativity. Born on October 3, 1984, to mother Tina Simpson (who home... Read more |
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James Hogg
James Hogg 1770-1835, Scottish poet, called the Ettrick Shepherd. Sir Walter Scott established Hogg's literary reputation by including some of his poems in Border Minstrelsy. Hogg's verse, notable for its earthy vigor, includes The Mountain Bard (1807) and The Queen's Wake (1813). He also... Read more |
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King William Island
King William Island part of the Arctic Archipelago, in the Arctic Ocean, Nunavut Territory, Canada, between Boothia Peninsula and Victoria Island. The northern coast of the island was explored (1831) by Sir James C. Ross . In 1837, Thomas Simpson of the Hudson's Bay Company traced the southern... Read more |
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Peter Warren Dease
Peter Warren Dease , 1788-1863, Canadian explorer. He was in the North West Company before its merger with the Hudson's Bay Company and later was a Hudson's Bay Company trader. He was a member of the party of Sir John Franklin's second arctic expedition. Later he and Thomas Simpson (see under ... Read more |
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O.J. Simpson
O. J. Simpson 1947– Professional football player, sports commentator At a Glance Read more |
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Pal Joey
Pal Joey (1940), a musical comedy by John O'Hara (book), Richard Rodgers (music), Lorenz Hart (lyrics). [Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 374 perf.] The handsome, small‐time dancer Joey Evans ( Gene Kelly) arrives in Chicago and immediately begins his courtship of innocent Linda English ( Leila ... Read more |
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P J Patterson
P. J. Patterson (Percival James Patterson), 1935-, Jamaican political leader, prime minister of Jamaica (1992-2006). A lawyer, he became an active member of the People's National party (PNP) in the 1950s. From 1972 to 1980 Patterson held various ministerial posts, including minister of finance. In... Read more |
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Sir George Simpson
Sir George Simpson 1792?-1860, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada (1821-56), b. Scotland. In 1820 he was sent by the Hudson's Bay Company to Canada, where he took charge of the important Athabaska fur district. Appointed (1821) governor of the northern department of the company (with... Read more |
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Letters from Rupert's Land, 1826-1840: James Hargrave of the Hudson's Bay...
...1826-1840: James Hargrave of the...for these 5 years past. Time rolls round & brings...219) So wrote James Hargrave at York...said, why does Sir George Simpson (inevitably in...badgering?) to his younger ... |
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The forgotten Scots doctor who risked his life to develop healing power of...
...of antiseptic and Sir James Simpson who developed chloroform...just one year, the young GP visited 6,673...was ahead of his time also in recognising...stand alongside Simpson and Lister in the...invention. But for the ... |
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Gulf War II: HELP THE FAMILIES; We launch campaign to raise military pay-outs...
...than four times as much...under two times her husband...Major General James Gordon, general...It is high time the Government...paid four times their annual...widow and two young children of...trumps. It is ... |
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GULF WAR 11: OUR CAMPAIGN TO HONOUR BRITISH HEROES: HELP THE FAMILIES; We...
...more than four times as much. The...just under two times her husband...Major General James Gordon, general...General Sir Roderick Cordy-Simpson, President...widow and two young children of...trumps. It is ... |
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restaurant spy; simpson's -in-the-strand.
...Byline: TOBY YOUNG In 1862, when...head chef at Simpson's-in-the...still permeates Simpson's-in-the...into Simply Simpson's, the rather...at the same time. It's exactly...Lord McAlpine, Sir John Mortimer, ... |
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Medical great linked to bone find; Chloroform pioneer's work may be...
...used in research by Sir James Young Simpson, the pioneer of chloroform...nearby, where Sir James lived around that time. While no firm link...s rich historical past. "Exactly why ... |
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The doctor who heads the team
...consultant at the Simpson Memorial Maternity...Edinburgh for the past 13 years. Dr...scanner for the Simpson's intensive...babies. At the time, he defended...required. The Simpson pavilion where...named after Sir ... |
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The 107 moments that made Scotland
...in about two years' time - it will be gifted...also missing, such as Sir James Young Simpson and anaesthesia, Sir Alexander Fleming and...new town" - one-time winner of the infamous...positive story. The ... |
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PrescriPtion for disaster; Once, we led the world in medicine so it is a sad...
...by Scottish doctors, Sir James Young Simpson and Sir Alexander Fleming respectively...as cash cows. In the past, students from our old...sand - and at the same time devises a scheme to make...any opportunity ... |
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There is nothing modern about ignorance of our past
WE ARE, from time to time, an almost...ignorant of the past and neglectful...besotted with its past and building for...Joseph Black, James Hutton, Sir James Young Simpson - the ... |