John Collins Warren

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Dr. John Collins Warren, of Boston, was one of the most renowned American surgeons of the 19th century. In 1846 he gave permission to William T.G. Morton to provide ether anesthesia while Warren performed a minor surgical procedure. News of this first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia quickly circulated around the world. Born in Boston, he was the son of Dr. John Warren, well-known doctor, Harvard professor, and a founder of the Harvard Medical School.