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Canadian physician
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Place of birth
Toronto, Canada
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Age
86 years
Education
University of Toronto
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of Canada
Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award
(1955)
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Biography
Robert Davies Defries, CC CBE (July 23, 1889 – October 25, 1975) was a Canadian physician and Director of Connaught Medical Research Laboratories.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he received his M.D. from the University of Toronto in 1913.
Honours
- In 1946 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
- In 1955 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.
- In 1955 he received the Albert Lasker Public Service Award.
- In 1970 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
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