James Rutherford Morison

[1] In 1874, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh, and as a young man was an assistant and "surgical dresser" to Joseph Lister (1827–1912).

[2][3] He is remembered for the eponymous "Morison's pouch", also known as the hepatorenal recess, being described as an anatomical space between the under surface of the liver and the right kidney.

His name is also associated with a surgical incision for access to sigmoid colon and pelvis, particularly used if the midline is very scarred from previous surgery[4] (Rutherford Morison incision), and a medical instrument (Rutherford Morison tissue forceps).

This substance was to become known as "BIPP", an acronym for bismuth iodoform paraffin paste.

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