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Summary
Medical missionary Robert Laws pioneered surgical anesthesia in Central Africa. In 1876, he used chloroform for a patient at the Cape Maclear mission in Malawi.
Area of Science:
- Medical History
- Surgical Anesthesia
- African Mission Work
Background:
- Reverend Doctor Robert Laws, a medical missionary, served in Central Africa, following David Livingstone's path.
- He was instrumental in establishing a mission station at Cape Maclear on Lake Malawi.
- This region is historically significant and associated with Doctor Livingstone's discoveries.