Portrait of James Young Simpson, made between 1843 and 1847.Credit and rights
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On 4 November 1847, James Young Simpson, George Keith and James Matthews Duncan experienced the effects of chloroform. The experiment became a milestone in the history of obstetric anaesthesia.
Born in Vienna on 4 November 1851, Hans Chiari described abnormalities of the cerebellum and, later, lesions of the hepatic veins. These distinct sets of observations account for two different eponyms.
Entrance to Parkland Hospital in Dallas on 22 November 1963. Context photograph of the hospital where Baxter worked.Credit and rights
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Born on 4 November 1929 in Paris, Texas, Charles Baxter worked at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. With Tom Shires he investigated the physiological response to fluid resuscitation after severe burns.