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Bensley, Robert Russell
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Dates of existence
1867-1956
History
Robert Russell Bensley was born near Hamilton, Ontario on 13 November, 1867. He received his degrees from the U of T (BA 1889, MB 1892) was a demonstrator in biology from 1892-1901, then, until his retirement in 1937, professor of anatomy at the University of Chicago. He died in Chicago on 11 June, 1956. Sylvia Holton Bensley, daughter-in-law of Robert Russell Bensley, was a Professor of Anatomy at the University of Toronto and a specialist in the field of arthritic diseases. She died on 24 January, 1972.