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Ettinger, George Harold was born on May 9, 1896 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Son of John George and Elizabeth Jane (Watts) Ettinger.
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George Harold Ettinger, Canadian Physiologist. Research, numerous publications on physiology. Decorated member Order British Empire; Queen's Jubilee medal Canada Government. Served with Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, 1918-1919. Fellow Royal Society Canada; member American Physiological Society, Physiological Society Great British, American Association Anatomists, Canada Physiological Society, Canada Medical Association (senior).
Education
Bachelor of Arts Queen's U, Kingston, 1916; Doctor of Medicine C.M., Kingston, 1920; honorary Doctor of Laws, Kingston, 1967; postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1923; postgraduate, U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1928-1929; Honorary Doctor of Science, U. Western Ontario, London, 1958; M.D. (honorary), University Ottawa, Ontario, 1963.
Career
Lecturer in physiology, Queen's U., 1920-1929; assistant professor physiology, Queen's U., 1929-1933; associate professor, Queen's U., 1933-1935; professor, Queen's U., 1935-1962; dean medicine, Queen's U., 1949-1962; director medical planning, Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, 1962-1970; retired, 1970. Research associate U. Toronto, 1931-1935. Honorary secretary Associate Committee on Medical Research, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, 1939-1946, assistant director division medical research, 1946-1958.
Achievements
Membership
Served with Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, 1918-1919. Fellow Royal Society Canada. Member American Physiological Society, Physiological Society Great British, American Association Anatomists, Canada Physiological Society, Canada Medical Association (senior).
Connections
Married Pearl Elizabeth Blyth, December 21, 1920 (deceased 1958). 1 daughter, Barbara Joan Ettinger Hinton. Married Margaret Elizabeth Mackay Sawyer, April 19, 1969.
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September 12, 1992 (aged 96) -
Resting place
Kingston, Jamaica -
Nationality
Canadian