# William Hey

> William Hey was an English surgeon, born in Pudsey, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of Richard Hey and his wife Mary Simpson; John Hey and Richard Hey were his brothers. He was a surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary from its opening in a temporary building in 1767, and senior surgeon from 1773 to 1812.

*English surgeon (1736-1819)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-hey

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1736-08-23
- **Died:** 1819-03-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Hey was an English surgeon, born in Pudsey, West Riding of Yorkshire, the son of Richard Hey and his wife Mary Simpson; John Hey and Richard Hey were his brothers. He was a surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary from its opening in a temporary building in 1767, and senior surgeon from 1773 to 1812.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 34.9
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [William Hey (surgeon)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hey_(surgeon))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8012296)

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