# Watson Cheyne

> Surgeon Rear-Admiral Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist who pioneered the use of antiseptic surgical methods in the United Kingdom.

*British surgeon and bacteriologist (1852-1932)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/watson-cheyne

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1852-12-14
- **Died:** 1932-04-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Surgeon Rear-Admiral Sir William Watson Cheyne, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish surgeon and bacteriologist who pioneered the use of antiseptic surgical methods in the United Kingdom.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **1932** - Died
- **1924** - Lister Medal
- **1916** - Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- **1900** - Companion of the Order of the Bath
- **1894** - Fellow of the Royal Society
- **1852** - Born

## Sources
- [Watson Cheyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_Cheyne)
- [William Watson Cheyne](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Watson_Cheyne)
- [Watson Cheyne](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_Cheyne)
- [William Cheyne](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cheyne)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1235523)

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