# Thomas Frederick Chavasse

> Sir Thomas Frederick Chavasse, was an English surgeon, who learned the practice of antiseptic surgery from Joseph Lister in Edinburgh and remained an exponent of this technique throughout his career. As a surgeon at the Birmingham General Hospital he was influential in the design of the new hospital in 1897 and was an active fundraiser for the project. An active supporter of the British Red Cross Society and the St John's Ambulance Brigade, he was knighted in 1905.

*English surgeon*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1854
- **Died:** 1913
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir Thomas Frederick Chavasse, was an English surgeon, who learned the practice of antiseptic surgery from Joseph Lister in Edinburgh and remained an exponent of this technique throughout his career. As a surgeon at the Birmingham General Hospital he was influential in the design of the new hospital in 1897 and was an active fundraiser for the project. An active supporter of the British Red Cross Society and the St John's Ambulance Brigade, he was knighted in 1905.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 32.0
- **Momentum:** 2.5

## Sources
- [Thomas Frederick Chavasse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Frederick_Chavasse)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66823912)

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