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±«ÓãÖ±²¥ pioneers

For 185 years, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ has provided fertile ground for intellectual pioneers. While at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, these men and women have changed the world through their powerful ideas and discoveries.

John Humphrey, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Pioneer John Humphrey
"There is a fundamental link between human rights and peace. There will be peace on earth when the rights of all are respected."
— John Humphrey, the ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ law professor who authored the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.


Stephen Leacock, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Pioneer Stephen Leacock
"Humour in a world of waning beliefs remains like Hope still left at the bottom of Pandora's box when all the evils of the Gods flew out from it upon the world."
— Stephen Leacock, legendary humourist and Professor of Economics and Political Science at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.


Brenda Milner, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ PioneerBrenda Milner
"The thing that has driven me my whole life is curiosity. I am incredibly curious about the little things I see around me. I am a noticer."
— Brenda Milner, Dorothy J. Killam Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the MNI and ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, who discovered the mind has multiple memory systems.


Sir William Osler, ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Pioneer Sir William Osler
"To study medicine without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study medicine only from books is not to go to sea at all."
— Sir William Osler, the father of modern medical education and professor of medicine at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥.


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Photo credits

Stephen Leacock at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Society of Ontario meeting
Photo credit: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Archives, PR017258

Dr. William Osler
Photo credit: ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ Archives, PR008335

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