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Sir Alexander Russell Simpson FRCPE FRSE LLD (20 April 1835–6 April1916) was a Scottish physician and Professor of Midwifery at the University of Edinburgh. He invented the axis-traction forceps also known as the obstetrics forceps which assisted in childbirth and reducing pain.

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  • Alexander Russell Simpson (en)
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  • Sir Alexander Russell Simpson FRCPE FRSE LLD (20 April 1835–6 April1916) was a Scottish physician and Professor of Midwifery at the University of Edinburgh. He invented the axis-traction forceps also known as the obstetrics forceps which assisted in childbirth and reducing pain. (en)
  • Sir Alexander Russell Simpson, född den 30 april 1835 i Bathgate, West Lothian, död (genom olyckshändelse) den 6 april 1916 i Edinburgh, var en skotsk läkare. Han var brorson till James Young Simpson. Simpson var den, på vilken farbrodern, vars medhjälpare han var i sju år, experimenterade med kloroformen. Han var 1870-1905 farbroderns efterträdare som professor i obstetrik vid Edinburghs universitet och upphöjdes 1906 i adligt stånd. Simpson fick eftermälet att han var "en utpräglad kristlig personlighet, som med sällsynt ifver och uthållighet deltog i allt godt verk för människors andliga och kroppsliga väl". (sv)
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  • Alexander Russell Simpson (en)
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  • Bathgate, Scotland (en)
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