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Authority record- CA QUA00457
- Person
- 1878-1959
Born in 1878, Louis Blake Duff was a newspaperman, editor and publisher. He was one of Welland's most revered and widely known citizens. He gained fame as an author, historian, humorist and after-dinner speaker, and undoubtedly became the most illustrious name in Welland's publishing history. In recognition of his achievements, Duff was granted an honorary degree of doctor of laws by the University of Western Ontario in 1952. Duff died in August 1959 at the age of 81
- CA QUA11514
- Person
- 1950-
Jacalyn M. Duffin CM FRSC (born 1950) is a Canadian medical historian and hematologist. Duffin completed her MD from the University of Toronto. Soon after this, she moved to Paris, where she elected to study hematology and René Laennec at the Sorbonne. She completed her PhD in the History of Medicine in 1985, she then returned to Canada. She held the Hannah Chair, History of Medicine at Queen's University from 1988 until 2017. Formerly, she was President of the American Association for the History of Medicine and Canadian Society for the History of Medicine. From 1993–1995 she was Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies and Education at Queen's University. She is well known for her testimony which led to the canonization of Marie-Marguerite d'Youville. She has published twelve books (as author and editor) on the history of medicine and has written numerous articles on various subjects relating to the history of medicine, miracles, and hematology. In 2019, Duffin was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
- CA QUA04340
- Corporate body
- n.d.
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- CA QUA01250
- Person
- 1897-1981
Dorothy Dumbrille [Mrs. J. T. Smith] was born at Crysler, Ontario, daughter of Rupert John and Minnie (Fulton) Drumbrille. She attended school at North Gower, Iroquois, and Kemptville. Author of Deep Doorways [1941], All This Difference [1945] and of several books of poetry, she served as chairman of the Membership Committee of the Canadian Authors' Association.
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