William Boyd (pathologist)
William Boyd, M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.Path. | |
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Born | Portsoy, Scotland | June 21, 1885
Died | March 10, 1979 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | (aged 93)
Nationality | Scottish, Canadian |
Citizenship | Canadian |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Known for | Authorship of major textbooks of pathology |
Spouse | Enid |
Awards | Companion of the Order of Canada |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine, Pathology, Neuropsychiatry |
Institutions | University of Manitoba, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia |
William Boyd,
Biography
William was born in
After the conflict, Boyd moved to Canada at the urging of friends from medical school who were already working there. He married Enid Christie, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, in Winnipeg, Manitoba in June 1919.[3] Boyd became a Professor of Pathology in the Manitoba Medical College at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and over the next 22 years, he wrote several pathology textbooks that were published and read internationally. These earned him worldwide recognition and financial security.[3] In 1937, he moved to the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario and, ultimately, in 1951 to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. Boyd continued to be an active lecturer on medical-pathological topics, and spoke in many different countries.
He was presented with the prestigious gold-headed cane award in 1962 by the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists.[5] In 1968, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honor, "for his services as a pathologist and as a founding member of the National Cancer Institute".[6] Boyd died of pneumonia at the age of 93 in Toronto. He was survived by his wife Enid; the couple had had no children.
Selected works
- Pathology for Surgeons (1925)
- Pathology of Internal Disease (1931)
- Textbook of Pathology (1932)
- Introduction to Medical Science (1937)
See also
References
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- ^ Neil Fox, History of the Royal Hospital; "... William Boyd appointed pathologist ..."
- ^ a b c Carr I: William Boyd: Silver Tongue & Golden Pen. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Publishers, Markham, Ontario, Canada, 1993.
- ^ Boyd W: With a Field Ambulance at Ypres. George Doran Co., New York, 1916.
- ^ ASIP Gold-Headed Cane Award, ASIP, retrieved February 24, 2024
- ^ Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved May 24, 2010
- "Dr. Boyd: After 89 years the mental ability is still there". The Medical Post: 24. June 11, 1974.
- "William Boyd". Canada's Digital Collections. Retrieved April 18, 2005.
External links
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