Margaret Rigsby Becklake

Background

Becklake, Margaret Rigsby was born on May 27, 1922 in London. Daughter of James Thomas and Dorothy Mabel (Mills) Becklake.

Education

Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae, U. Witwatersrand, 1944; Doctor of Medicine, U. Witwatersrand, 1951; Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Witwatersrand, 1974.

Career

Lecturer, U. Witwatersrand, 1950-1957; assistant professor experimental medicine, McGill University, 1961-1965; professor, McGill University, 1967-1996; professor epidemiology and medicine, McGill University, 1973-1996; professor emeritus, McGill University, since 1996. Career investigator Medical Research Council Canada, 1968-1993.

Achievements

• Margaret Rigsby Becklake has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal College Physicians, Royal Society (Canada). Member American Thoracic Society (Distinguished Achievement award 1997), Canada Thoracic Society, American Physiological Society.

Connections

Married Maurice McGregor, March 20, 1948. Children: James, Margaret.

Father:

James Thomas Becklake

Mother:

Dorothy Mabel (Mills) Becklake

Spouse:

Maurice McGregor

child:

James Becklake

child:

Margaret Becklake