Sir <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Young_Simpson" id="mwUQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="James Young Simpson">James Young Simpson</a>, a Scottish physician, discovers the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaesthetic" id="mwUg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Anaesthetic">anaesthetic</a> properties of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroform" id="mwUw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Chloroform">chloroform</a>.