William Smellie

Japanese: スメリ（英語表記）William Smellie

1697‐1763
British obstetrician. He studied medicine at the University of Glasgow and opened a practice in his hometown before moving to London in 1739 to continue practicing obstetrics. He was involved in many births, trained many doctors, and contributed to the advancement of obstetrics through improvements to birth forceps. In his book Theory and Practice of Obstetrics (1752), he explained the mechanism of birth, obstetric practice, and how to use forceps. His Anatomical Atlases and Practice of Obstetrics (1754) was well received and has been translated into several languages, and some of the diagrams are also featured in Japan in Katakura Genshu's Obstetrics Discourse.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1697‐1763
イギリスの産科医。グラスゴー大学で医学を修め，故郷で開業したのち，1739年ロンドンに出て産科診療を続けた。多くの分娩を手がけ，多数の医師を講習指導し，分娩鉗子の改良などで産科学の進歩に貢献した。著書《産科の理論と実際》(1752)では，分娩機序，産科診療心得，鉗子使用法などを説いた。《解剖図表と産科の実際》(1754)は好評で，数ヵ国語に翻訳され，日本でも片倉元周の《産科発蒙》にこの図の一部が紹介されている。

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