Bruce Chown
Bruce Chown | |
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| Born | October 10, 1893 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Died | July 3, 1986(aged 92) |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Bruce Chown[pronunciation?]OCMCFRSC(/t͡ʃaʊn/;November 10, 1893 – July 3, 1986) was aCanadianmedical doctor who researched the blood factor known as theRhesus factorand discovered an Rh immunevaccine,Rhgamma globulin,which helps to preventErythroblastosis fetalis.
Born inWinnipeg, Manitoba,the son of Havelock Chown and Katherine (Farrell) Chown, he received a B.A. fromMcGill Universityin 1914. DuringWorld War I,he served in theCanadian Field Artilleryand received theMilitary Cross.After the war, he received his medical degree from theUniversity of Manitobain 1922. He completed his postgraduate work in pediatrics at Babies' Hospital,Columbia University(1922–1923); Harriet Lane Home,Johns Hopkins University;and Nursery and Child's Hospital,Cornell University(1925–1926), becoming one of only a few trained pediatricians in Canada and the only one inManitoba.
From 1926 to 1977, he was on the staff of the University of Manitoba. From 1944 to 1977, he was the director of the Rh Laboratory in Winnipeg.
In 1967, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada.In 1968, he received theGairdner Foundation International Award.In 1970, he was made a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Canada.In 1995, he was inducted into theCanadian Medical Hall of Fame.[1]
In 1922, he married Gladys Webb. They had four children.
References[edit]
- ^"1995 Inductee, Bruce Chown, MD".Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
- "Bruce Chown".University of Manitoba.RetrievedJuly 31,2005.
- "Memorable Manitobans: Henry Bruce Chown (1893–1986)".Manitoba Historical Society.31 March 2017.