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Cicely Saunders

English writer, doctor, founder of the hospice care movement, palliative care activist

  • Fame55.2
  • Momentum7.3
  • Wikipedia5.3K
Source-basedRising
Lived 1918–2005, aged 87United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    23 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1918–2005
    Aged 87
  • Awards
    15
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-20

Dame Cicely Mary Strode Saunders was an English nurse, social worker, physician and writer. She is noted for her work in terminal care research and her role in the birth of the hospice movement, emphasising the importance of palliative care in modern medicine, and opposing the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia.

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55.2
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Momentum7.3
Historical20.1
Now attention37.2
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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