# Harry Goodsir

> Henry Duncan Spens Goodsir was a Scottish physician and naturalist who contributed to the pioneering work on cell theory done by his brother John Goodsir. He served as surgeon and naturalist on the ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition. His body was never found, but forensic studies in 2009 on skeletal remains earlier recovered from King William Island in Canada suggest that they may be those of Harry Goodsir.

*Scottish physician and naturalist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/harry-goodsir

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1819-11-03
- **Died:** 1848
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Henry Duncan Spens Goodsir was a Scottish physician and naturalist who contributed to the pioneering work on cell theory done by his brother John Goodsir. He served as surgeon and naturalist on the ill-fated 1845 Franklin expedition. His body was never found, but forensic studies in 2009 on skeletal remains earlier recovered from King William Island in Canada suggest that they may be those of Harry Goodsir.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 7.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 58.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Harry Goodsir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Goodsir)
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- [Harry Goodsir](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Goodsir)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47153084)

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