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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Physician
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Edinburgh_Medical_School
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Royal_College_of_Physicians_of_Edinburgh
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1697-01-05
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gptkbp:child
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William Smellie Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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development of obstetrical forceps
education of midwives
improved maternal care
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gptkbp:death_date
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1763-12-05
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gptkbp:fellow
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gptkb:Royal_Society
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:Medicine
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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gptkb:surgery
physiology
human anatomy
childbirth practices
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Smellie
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gptkbp:influence
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gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
medical education
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gptkbp:influenced
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modern obstetrics
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Hippocrates
gptkb:Andreas_Vesalius
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gptkbp:known_for
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obstetrics
pioneering work in childbirth
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gptkbp:legacy
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Smellie forceps
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gptkbp:nationality
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Scottish
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gptkbp:notable_students
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gptkb:William_Lawrence
gptkb:John_Abernethy
gptkb:John_Bell
gptkb:Robert_Wallace
gptkb:James_Douglas
gptkb:William_Hunter
gptkb:William_Wright
Alexander Monro
John William Lister
William Pulteney Alison
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gptkbp:notable_work
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The Theory and Practice of Midwifery
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gptkbp:profession
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gptkb:surgery
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gptkbp:publication
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A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Edinburgh
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gptkbp:spouse
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Margaret Smellie
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Colin_Macfarquhar
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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