William Brooke O'Shaughnessy
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William Brooke O'Shaughnessy MD FRS (October 1809, Limerick, Ireland - 10 January 1889, Southsea, England) was an Irish physician famous for his work in pharmacology and inventions related to telegraphy. His medical research led to the development of intravenous therapy and introduced the therapeutic use of Cannabis sativa to Western medicine.
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