Education
Born in Merigomish, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Craigie studied at Harvard University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Manitoba.
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John Craigie
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He is known for his "research and development of rust resistant cereals which have been of vital significance to Canada as a cereal producing nation". In 1930, he received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Manitoba. In 1926, he published "Discovery of the Function of the Pycnia of the Rust Fungi".
From 1928 to 1945, he was in charge of the plant pathology section of the laboratory
From 1945 to 1952, he was the Dominion Botanist for the Department of Agriculture.
Achievements
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A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1967. In 1952, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was awarded honorary degrees from the University of British Columbia (1946), the University of Saskatchewan (1948), Dalhousie University (1951), and the University of Manitoba (1959). He was a charter member of the Canadian Phytopathological Society. In 1942, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada"s Flavelle Meda In 1930, he was awarded the International Society for Plant Pathology"s Jakob Eriksson Prize.
Membership
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He was a founding member of the Dominion Rust Research Laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1925. He was a charter member of the Canadian Phytopathological Society.
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Nationality
Canada
Awards
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Officer of the Order of Canada Flavelle Medal; Jakob Eriksson Prize; Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.