title: August Bier: father of spinal and regional anaesthetic blocks.
authors.affiliation: Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Biomedical Sciences, London, UK.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000266:history*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000266:history*; D003042:Cocaine / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D003042:Cocaine