J. Marion Sims

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Jefferson_Medical_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1813-01-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lancaster_County,_South_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Willie_Sims
gptkb:Harry_Sims
gptkb:James_Sims
Florence Nightingale Sims
Lillie Sims
Lula Sims
Marion Sims
Sallie Sims
Theresa Sims
gptkbp:controversy performed experimental surgeries on enslaved women without anesthesia
gptkbp:criticizedFor lack of consent in medical experiments
racist practices in medical research
gptkbp:deathDate 1883-11-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:field surgery
gynecology
gptkbp:fullName James Marion Sims
gptkbp:hasStatue Central Park, New York City (removed in 2018)
gptkbp:honor Statue in Central Park, New York City (removed)
Statue in Columbia, South Carolina
Statue in Montgomery, Alabama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. Marion Sims
gptkbp:knownFor development of the Sims speculum
pioneering surgical techniques in gynecology
treatment of vesicovaginal fistula
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Gynecological_Society
gptkb:Royal_College_of_Surgeons_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:American_Medical_Association
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Medicine_of_Belgium
gptkb:Royal_Medical_and_Chirurgical_Society_of_London
gptkb:New_York_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:New_York_Academy_of_Medicine
Medical Society of the State of New York
New York Obstetrical Society
New York Pathological Society
Obstetrical Society of London
Société Obstétricale de Paris
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Story_of_My_Life_(autobiography)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physician
gptkbp:president gptkb:American_Gynecological_Society
gptkb:American_Medical_Association
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery,_Brooklyn,_New_York
gptkbp:spouse Theresa Jones Sims
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_Gynecological_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7