# Wilfrid Edgecombe

> Wilfrid Edgecombe was an English surgeon and spa physician. He was initially employed as a house doctor and surgical tutor at Liverpool Royal Infirmary, but for most of his career he was involved with the management of Harrogate Infirmary and with the founding of Harrogate District Hospital. As deputy president of that establishment, he steered its transition from a private institution to a National Health Service hospital. He travelled around Britain's medical schools, giving promotional lectures on the subject of spa treatments. Alongside Henry Simson, he attended the birth of Gerald David Lascelles, the second child of Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, with Simson and himself receiving media exposure as the first to announce the birth. He served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War, and he served as a councillor on Harrogate Town Council.

*English physician (1871-1963)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/wilfrid-edgecombe

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1871-03-02
- **Died:** 1963-04-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Wilfrid Edgecombe was an English surgeon and spa physician. He was initially employed as a house doctor and surgical tutor at Liverpool Royal Infirmary, but for most of his career he was involved with the management of Harrogate Infirmary and with the founding of Harrogate District Hospital. As deputy president of that establishment, he steered its transition from a private institution to a National Health Service hospital. He travelled around Britain's medical schools, giving promotional lectures on the subject of spa treatments. Alongside Henry Simson, he attended the birth of Gerald David Lascelles, the second child of Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, with Simson and himself receiving media exposure as the first to announce the birth. He served as a captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War, and he served as a councillor on Harrogate Town Council.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 33.2
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Wilfrid Edgecombe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfrid_Edgecombe)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108753066)

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