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Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Boyes, John Wallace
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Description area
Dates of existence
1907-1980
History
John Wallace Boyes was born on 27 January 1907. He studied at the University of Saskatchewan and at the University of Wisconsin, where he earned his PhD. His career brought him to McGill University following that. He was involved with Council Canada, 1939-1940, and was an assistant professor of genetics at the University of Alberta from 1940-1942. A genetics researcher, he was a member of the American Genetics Association and the International Society of Plant Morphologists, served as president of the International Congress of Genetics, and acted as a consultant for the Montreal Children's Hospital.