# Edith Cavell

> Edith Louisa Cavell was a British nurse. She is celebrated for treating wounded soldiers from both sides without discrimination during the First World War and for helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. Cavell was arrested, court-martialled under German military law, and sentenced to death by firing squad. Despite international pressure for mercy, the German government refused to commute her sentence and she was shot. The execution received worldwide condemnation and extensive press coverage.

*British nurse (1865-1915)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/edith-cavell

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1865-12-04
- **Died:** 1915-10-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 61.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 25.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1282663/ (@nm1282663)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.edithcavell.org.uk/

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- [Едит Кавъл](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%82_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%8A%D0%BB)
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