Robert Defries

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Canadian physician

Places

Canada

was

Physician

Work field

Healthcare

Gender

Male

Birth

23 July 1889 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Toronto, Canada

Star sign

Leo People who share this birthday

Death

25 October 1975 People who died on this day

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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