# Alexander Gillies

> Sir Alexander Gillies was a New Zealand orthopaedic surgeon who played a major role in establishing orthopaedics as a surgical speciality in New Zealand. One of the first to practise hip replacement in New Zealand, he was prominent in the foundation of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association and became its first president. He was associated with a number of humanitarian causes including the New Zealand Red Cross Society of which he was chairman and latterly president.

*New Zealand orthopaedic surgeon (1891-1982)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1891-09-26
- **Died:** 1982-02-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir Alexander Gillies was a New Zealand orthopaedic surgeon who played a major role in establishing orthopaedics as a surgical speciality in New Zealand. One of the first to practise hip replacement in New Zealand, he was prominent in the foundation of the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association and became its first president. He was associated with a number of humanitarian causes including the New Zealand Red Cross Society of which he was chairman and latterly president.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 32.6
- **Momentum:** 3.3

## Sources
- [Alexander Gillies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Gillies)
- [ألكسندر غيليز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D8%BA%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B2)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4718954)

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