William Brooke O'Shaughnessy
Physician
Sir William Brooke O'Shaughnessy MD FRS was an Irish physician famous for his wide-ranging scientific work in pharmacology, chemistry, and inventions related to telegraphy and its use in India. Wikipedia
Born: October 31, 1809, Limerick, Ireland
Died: January 8, 1889 (age 79 years), Southsea, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Books: On the Preparations of the Indian Hemp, Or Gunjah (Cannabis Indica), On the Preparations of the Indian Hemp (Unabridged): Optional, and Essays on the Effects of Iodine in Scrofulous Diseases: Including an Inquiry Into the Mode of Preparing Ioduretted Baths. Tr. from the French by W. B. O'Shaughnessy, with an Appendix by the Translator Containing a Summary of Cases Treated with Iodine...
Known for: Medical cannabis; Intravenous therapy; Telegraphy; Forensic chemistry
Award: Fellow of the Royal Society