Gustave Gingras
Canadian physician
Gustave Gingras
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Born |
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1918-01-18
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January 18, 1918
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May 9, 1996
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78)
Prince Edward Island
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Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
Occupation | physician |
Awards | Order of Canada |
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Crest | A strand of maple erect Gules and in saltire a palm branch and a laurel branch proper all entwined by a serpent Vert. |
Blazon | Quarterly Vert and barry undy Argent and Azure two flaunches per fess counterchanged of the field over all a cross formy the finials alternating gringolee and floretty all Or. |
Motto | Je Sers (I Serve) [1] |
Gustave Gingras [ pronunciation? ] [2] CC (January 18, 1918 – May 9, 1996) was a Canadian physician and founder of the Montreal Institute of Rehabilitation in 1949.
Born in Montreal , Quebec , he studied medicine at the Université de Montréal following the completion of his BA at College Bourget in Rigaud , Quebec . In 1942, he joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps and served overseas during World War II . There, he studied neurosurgery as an intern at the Canadian Neurosurgical and Plastic Surgery Hospital in Basingstoke, England. Upon his return to Canada, he was inspired by Wilder Penfield , a neurosurgeon in Montreal, to focus on helping paraplegic and quadriplegic veterans of the war. As an expert in rehabilitation of the disabled, he served as a consultant to the World Health Organization , the United Nations , the Canadian Red Cross and the Canadian International Development Agency . He was president of the Canadian Medical Association from 1972 to 1973. He was Chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1974 to 1982.
Honours
- In 1967, he received an honorary doctorate from Sir George Williams University , which later became Concordia University . [3]
- In 1967, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada .
- In 1972, he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada.
- In 1998, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame .
- Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John .
Books
- Gustave Gingras: Combats pour la Survie. Paris: Robert Laffont / Opera mundi, 1975.
- Gustave Gingras: Feet Was I to the Lame. Translated by Joan Chapman. London: Souvenir Press, 1977.
References
- ↑ "Gustave Gingras" . Canadian Heraldic Authority . Retrieved 27 May 2020 .
- ↑ "How to pronounce Gingras (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - PronounceNames.com" . YouTube . November 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Honorary Degree Citation - Gustave Gingras* | Concordia University Archives" . archives.concordia.ca . Retrieved 2016-03-29 .
- Famous Canadian Physicians: Dr. Gustave Gingras at Library and Archives Canada
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