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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Kerr, Robert
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Description area
Dates of existence
1908-1997
History
Robert Bews Kerr was born 20 August 1908 and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He received his MD from the University of Toronto in 1933 and during his training in Toronto and London, England, working with Charles Best. From 1941-1945 he served in the Canadian Army in England, Belgium, and Germany. He received the Order of the British Empire for his treatment of diphtheria outbreak in 1944. Upon returning to Canada, he worked as the Head of Therapeutics at the University of Toronto until 1950 when he moved to the University of British Columbia, where he held important roles until 1974. Following his retirement from the university he continued in his private practice into the 1980s. Kerr passed away 19 December 1997.