# William Thorburn

> Sir William Thorburn KBE, CB, CMG, FRCS DL was an English surgeon and pioneer in modern spinal surgery. At the time of his death he was Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Victoria University of Manchester.

*British surgeon*

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

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1861-04-07
- **Died:** 1923-03-18
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Sir William Thorburn KBE, CB, CMG, FRCS DL was an English surgeon and pioneer in modern spinal surgery. At the time of his death he was Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Victoria University of Manchester.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 32.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 13.9 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 1.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 62.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 54.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **1923** - Died
- **1922** - Bradshaw Lecture
- **1919** - Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
- **1919** - Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- **1916** - Companion of the Order of the Bath
- **1890** - Jacksonian Prize
- **1886** - Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
- **1861** - Born

## Sources
- [William Thorburn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thorburn)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8019385)

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