Background
Defries, Robert Davies was born on July 23, 1889 in Toronto, Canada. Son of Thomas William and Agnes (Lumsden) Defries.
Defries, Robert Davies was born on July 23, 1889 in Toronto, Canada. Son of Thomas William and Agnes (Lumsden) Defries.
Bachelor of Medicine, University of Toronto, 1911, Doctor of Medicine 1913, diploma public health, 1914. Doctor of Laws, University Saskatchewan, 1955. Doctor P.H., University of Montreal, 1959.
Research laboratories, U. Toronto, Canada (formerly Antitoxin Laboratory), from 1915, successively assistant, assistant director, associate director, 1915-1940, director, 1940-1955, director emeritus, consultant, 1955-1975. Faculty department hygiene and preventive medicine U. Toronto, 1917-1955, successively lecturer hygiene, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, 1947-1955, associate director School of Hygiene, 1925-1940, director, 1940-1955, professor, head department epidemiology and biometrics, 1928-1947, professor, head department public health administration, 1947-1955.
Member staff Connaught Medical. Member Dominion Council Health, Ottawa, 1940-1962. Served as captain Canadian Army Medical Corps, 1916-1918.
Fellow Society Medical Officers of Health of Great Britain (honorary), American Public Health Association.
Member Canadian, Ontario medical associations, Academy Medicine of Toronto.