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William Simpson

Scottish physician and specialist in tropical medicine

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Images featuring William Simpson

6 images from works
  • Sir William John Ritchie Simpson. Photograph by Claude Harris.
  • Sir William John Ritchie Simpson. Photograph by F. Brandebourg, The Romney Studio.
  • Sir William John Ritchie Simpson. Photograph.
  • Sir William John Ritchie Simpson. Photograph by Elliott & Fry.
  • Sir William John Ritchie Simpson. Photograph by Douglas Scott.
  • Sir William John Ritchie Simpson. Photograph by Douglas Scott.

Works from the collections

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21 works

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    Shearing or moulding of the fœtal head in its medico-legal aspects / by W.J. Simpson.

    Simpson, W. J. (William John), Sir, 1855-1931 | Date: 1882
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    Some remarks on the epidemiology of plague / by W.J. Simpson.

    Simpson, W. J. (William John), Sir, 1855-1931. | Date: 1904
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    Report by Professor W.J. Simpson on sanitary matters in various West African colonies and the outbreak of plague in the Gold Coast.

    Simpson, W. J. (William John), Sir, 1855-1931. | Date: 1909
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    Preventive aspects of endemics in modern times / by Professor Sir W.J.R. Simpson.

    Simpson, W. J. (William John), Sir, 1855-1931. | Date: 1923
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    Observations on the etiology of vaccinia and on the cultivation of the microbe of variola / by W.J. Simpson.

    Simpson, W. J. (William John), Sir, 1855-1931. | Date: [1912?]
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Frequent collaborators

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Related topics

Plague
Tropical Medicine
Hygiene

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