Horace Wells

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dentist
gptkbp:advocacy use of anesthesia in surgery
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Connecticut_State_Medical_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Dental_Association
gptkbp:birthDate January 10, 1815
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hartford,_Connecticut
gptkbp:burialPlace Wethersfield Cemetery
gptkbp:children two daughters
gptkbp:contributedTo surgical safety
gptkbp:contribution development of anesthesia techniques
gptkbp:deathDate January 24, 1848
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Wethersfield,_Connecticut
gptkbp:debutYear struggled with addiction
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:famousFor public demonstration of nitrous oxide
gptkbp:field medicine
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first to use nitrous oxide in surgery
honored in medical history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Horace Wells
gptkbp:impact surgical anesthesia practices
gptkbp:influence surgical practices
gptkbp:influenced modern anesthesia
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Crawford_Long
gptkbp:influenceOn medical education
gptkbp:inspiration future anesthesiologists
gptkbp:inventor anesthetic methods
gptkbp:knownFor nitrous oxide anesthesia
pioneering use of anesthesia in dentistry
gptkbp:legacy founding figure in anesthesiology
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent first public demonstration of anesthesia
gptkbp:notableWork demonstration of anesthesia
gptkbp:occupation physician
gptkbp:personalBest mental health issues
gptkbp:profession anesthetist
gptkbp:professionalDebut opposition from contemporaries
gptkbp:recognizes pioneer of anesthesia
gptkbp:researchField pain management
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth_Wells