James Syme (1799-1870),Scottish surgeon,aged 65. Syme studied under the British surgeon Robert Liston and was probably the greatest surgeon in the pre-anaesthesia era. He was particularly famed for his work on joint disease,aneurysm,hare-lip and cleft palate. In mid-life he enthused over the newly discovered technique of anaesthesia,and later over the antiseptic technique devised by his son-in-law Joseph Lister. As a boy Syme was a chemical enthusiast. At 18 he discovered and published a method of waterproofing cloth by rubberizing. A Glasgow chemist,Charles Mackintosh,patented the technique,gave his name to it and made a fortune | |
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