Cheyne, William Watson, Sir, 1852-1932

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Name (Latin)
Cheyne, William Watson, Sir, 1852-1932
Other forms of name
Cheyne, W. Watson (William Watson), Sir, 1852-1932
Cheyne, William Watson, Sir, bart., 1852-1932
Date of birth
1852-12-14
Date of death
1932-04-19
Field of activity
Surgery, Aseptic and antiseptic
Occupation
Surgeons
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 75270461
Wikidata: Q1235523
Library of congress: n 84803398
Sources of Information
  • Report to the Association for the Advancement of Medicine by Research on the relation of micro-organisms to tuberculosis, 1883:title page (W. Watson Cheyne, M.B., F.R.C.S., assistant surgeon to King's College Hospital, &c)
  • Sir William Watson Cheyne and antiseptic surgery, 2014?:t.p. (a Fetlar man) p. 2 (Sir Watson, as he was referred to in Fetlar, was known to the medical world by the impressive full title of Sir William Watson Cheyne, First Baronet of Leagarth, Fetlar, J.C.M.G., C.B., M.A., M.B., C.M., F.R.C.S., F.R.S., L.L.D. (Edin.), D.Sc. (Oxon); devoted his life to working with Lord Lister in the pioneering development of antiseptic surgery; his life was deeply rooted in Shetland)
  • LCCN 25-11054: His Lister and his achievements, 1925(hdg.: Cheyne, Sir William Watson, bart., 1852-1932; usage: Sir William Watson Cheyne)