William Smellie

William Smellie

William Smellie can refer to the following people:

#William Smellie (1740-1795), a Scottish encyclopedist.
#William Smellie (1697-1763), an obstetrician and the "father of British midwifery".


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  • William Smellie — (* 1740 in Duddingston nahe Edinburgh, Schottland; † 24. Juni 1795 in Edinburgh, Schottland) war ein schottischer Enzyklopädist und Naturforscher und war der erste Herausgeber der Encyclopædia Britannica (1768–1771) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Smellie (encyclopedist) — William Smellie (born 1740 in Edinburgh, died 24 June 1795 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish encyclopedist, master printer, Fellow of the Royal Society, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and naturalist. He was friends with Robert Burns, whose… …   Wikipedia

  • William Smellie (obstetrician) — William Smellie, born 1697 in Lanark, Scotland, died March 5, 1763 in Lanark, was a preeminent obstetrician and has been called the father of British midwifery .He practiced medicine before getting a licence, but enrolled later at the University… …   Wikipedia

  • Smellie — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: William Smellie (1740–1795), schottischer Enzyklopädist und Naturforscher, war der erste Herausgeber der Encyclopædia Britannica (1768–1771) William Smellie (Gynäkologe) (1697–1763), britischer Gynäkologe… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Hunter (anatomist) — Infobox Scientist name = William Hunter box width = image width =150px caption = William Hunter birth date = 23 May 1718 birth place = East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire death date = 30 March 1783 death place = London residence = citizenship =… …   Wikipedia

  • Smellie method scissors — Smel·lie method, scissors (smelґe) [William Smellie, British obstetrician, 1697–1763] see under scissors and see Mauriceau maneuver, under maneuver …   Medical dictionary

  • William Jardine (naturaliste) — Sir William Jardine, 7e baronnet d Applegirth, est un naturaliste écossais, né le 23 février 1800 et mort le 21 novembre 1874. Jardine contribue grandement à la vulgarisation de l histoire naturelle au Royaume Uni victorienne en éditant le très… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • William Leighton Leitch — William Leighton Leitch; Fotostudio Elliott Fry, 1860er …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Smellie — William, English obstetrician, 1698–1763. See S. scissors …   Medical dictionary

  • Smellie, William — ▪ Scottish physician born 1697, Lanark, Lanark, Scot. died March 5, 1763, Lanark       Scottish obstetrician who was the first to teach obstetrics and midwifery on a scientific basis.       After 20 years of village practice Smellie went to… …   Universalium

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