# Charles Cathcart

> Charles Walker Cathcart, was a Scottish surgeon who worked for most of his career at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE). As a young man he had represented Scotland at rugby on three occasions. During the First World War he jointly published an account of the value of sphagnum moss as a wound dressing which led to its widespread use by the British Army for that purpose.

*Scottish surgeon (1853-1932)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/charles-cathcart

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1853-03-16
- **Died:** 1932-02-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Charles Walker Cathcart, was a Scottish surgeon who worked for most of his career at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE). As a young man he had represented Scotland at rugby on three occasions. During the First World War he jointly published an account of the value of sphagnum moss as a wound dressing which led to its widespread use by the British Army for that purpose.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 28.3
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Charles Walker Cathcart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Walker_Cathcart)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30603063)

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