McGill Library
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Macphail, Andrew, 1864-1938
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- Macphail, Andrew, Sir, 1864-1938
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1864-1938
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John Andrew Macphail was born in Orwell, Prince Edward Island, and received his medical degree at McGill in 1891. He became McGill University's first Professor of the History of Medicine in 1907 and occupied the Chair for thirty years. During World War I, he was an officer in the 6th Field Ambulance with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. In 1918, his war work was rewarded by a knighthood.
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr97012559