Charles Workman Maclay FRCS, FRCSED, FRFPSGLAS (4 November 1913 – 12 April 1978) was a Scottish anatomist and consultant surgeon.
[2] In 1937, one year after graduation, he became senior demonstrator and lecturer in anatomy at King's College, University of London.
[1] At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, Maclay joined the Royal Army Medical Corps and served as a surgical specialist.
[2] Driven by an urge to help underprivileged people, he emigrated to South Africa in 1957, where he was senior surgeon at Butterworth, Port Elizabeth and Eshowe hospitals.
[4] He was proficient in French and German, had a knowledge of Italian and Afrikaans and over time developed an ability in certain African languages.