John Collins Warren
American magazine founder
Died when: 77 years 277 days (933 months)Star Sign: Leo
John Collins Warren (August 1, 1778 – May 4, 1856) was an American surgeon.In 1846 he gave permission to William T.G.Morton to provide ether anesthesia while Warren performed a minor surgical procedure.
News of this first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia quickly circulated around the world.He was a founder of the New England Journal of Medicine and was the third president of the American Medical Association.
He was the first Dean of Harvard Medical School and a founding member of the Massachusetts General Hospital.
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