James Young Simpson

Sir James Young Simpson, (June 7, 1811 born in Bathgate, West Lothian, died May 6, 1870), professor of midwifery at the University of Edinburgh and physician to Queen Victoria, was a pioneer in Victorian medicine.

Victo Dolor

Full recognition was quick to follow. He was the first man to be knighted for services to medicine. On the side, Simpson sported some of the finest sideburns in history. He died at the age of fifty-nine and was was buried in Warriston Cemetery in Edinburgh; the funeral procession was joined by 1,700 people and attended by over 100,000. Victo Dolore (pain conquered) is the inscription of his coat of arms.

Related Topics:
Knighted - Sideburns - Warriston Cemetery - Edinburgh - Coat of arms

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