George Skene Keith (11 March 1819 – 12 January 1910)M.D.,F.R.C.P.,LL.D was a Scottishphysician, photographer and author.
Keith was born inSt Cyrus.[1] He took his M.D. degree in 1841 and was admitted a licentiate of theRoyal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd). He became a Fellow of the RCSEd in 1845.[1] Keith was a Gold Medallist in ProfessorJames Young Simpson's class atUniversity of Edinburgh.[2]
His father was ministerAlexander Keith. In 1844, he visitedPalestine with his father for five months and took some of the earliest photographs of the region.[3][4] He took 30daguerreotypes, eighteen of which were published as engravings in his father's bookEvidences of the Truth of the Christian Religion in 1848.[3][5][6]
In 1847, Keith took part in an experiment with James Young Simpson and colleagues which demonstrated the use ofchloroform upon humans as ananaesthetic.[1] Keith practiced medicine successfully inEdinburgh until 1880 but later became disillusioned with the medical community and embracedsimple living.[1] He was not fond ofdrugs, instead he prescribed little food, fresh air, plenty of hot water and rest to his patients.[7][8]
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