which consists of the Old Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, named its main residential street Simpson Loan in his honour. Coat of Arms The coat of arms of the Simpson Baronets, award to James Young Simpson on the 3rd of February 1866, are influenced by his work in medicine and anaesthesia. Gallery See also Charles Thomas Jackson, claimed to have pioneered the use of diethyl ether Crawford Williamson Long, discovered the anaesthetic effect of diethyl ether William Thomas Green Morton, pioneered the use of diethyl ether in surgery Humphry Davy, first suggested the use of nitrous oxide in 1799 Horace Wells, in 1844 pioneered the use of nitrous oxide in the US References Further reading Gordon, H. L. (2019). Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870): Masters of Medicine. Czechia: Good Press. Simpson, Eve Blantyre, (1896), Sir James Y. Simpson, Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, ("Famous Scots Series"). External links Overview of Sir James Young Simpson Papers of Sir James Young Simpson (1811–1870) Significant Scots entry Who Named It? Entry (well laid out) Papers of Sir James Young Simpson The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Britannica online entry for Sir James Entry featuring his gynecological contributions West Lothian council memorial to Sir James British Medical Journal video about the legacy of James Young Simpson (via History Scotland) 1811 births 1870 deaths Scottish Presbyterians People from Bathgate Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 19th-century Scottish medical doctors Academics of the University of Edinburgh Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Knights Bachelor Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh People associated with Edinburgh Scottish anaesthetists Scottish inventors Burials at Warriston Cemetery Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland