# Francis Mitchell Caird

> Francis Mitchell Caird FRCSEd was a Scottish surgeon who was an early advocate of Listerian antisepsis and then asepsis. He was a pioneer of gastrointestinal surgery. From 1908 to 1919 he was Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Edinburgh and was President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 1912 to 1914.

*Scottish surgeon*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/francis-mitchell-caird

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1853-08-08
- **Died:** 1926-11-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Francis Mitchell Caird FRCSEd was a Scottish surgeon who was an early advocate of Listerian antisepsis and then asepsis. He was a pioneer of gastrointestinal surgery. From 1908 to 1919 he was Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at the University of Edinburgh and was President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh from 1912 to 1914.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 25.8

## Sources
- [Francis Mitchell Caird](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Mitchell_Caird)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42304137)

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