Sir William O'Shaughnessy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_William_O'Shaughnessy
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1809
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Limerick,_Ireland
gptkbp:contribution laid telegraph lines across India
studied cholera treatment with intravenous therapy
gptkbp:deathDate 1889
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Southsea,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:field gptkb:medicine
gptkb:pharmacy
chemistry
telegraphy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_William_Brooke_O'Shaughnessy
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William O'Shaughnessy
gptkbp:knownFor introduction of cannabis to Western medicine
pioneering work in telegraphy in India
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality Irish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Bengal_Telegraph
studies on medical cannabis
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:inventor
gptkb:pharmacy
gptkb:physician
gptkb:professor
chemist
gptkbp:title Sir
gptkbp:workInstitution gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkb:Medical_College_of_Calcutta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Surgeon-General_of_the_East_India_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7