# Katharine Furse

> Dame Katharine Furse, was a British nursing and military administrator. She led the British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment force during the First World War, and served as the inaugural Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (1917-19). Furse was also the first Director of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (1928-38).

*British nursing administrator and International Scouting leader*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/katharine-furse

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1875-11-23
- **Died:** 1952-11-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Dame Katharine Furse, was a British nursing and military administrator. She led the British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment force during the First World War, and served as the inaugural Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (1917-19). Furse was also the first Director of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (1928-38).

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 17.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Katharine Furse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Furse)
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- [Katharine Furse](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Furse)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6376189)

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