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Guilford Bevil Reed

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Preceded by
  
Henry Angus

Succeeded by
  
Jean Bruchesi

Education
  
Harvard University

Died
  
February 21, 1955

Name
  
Guilford Reed


Born
  
November 27, 1887 Port George, Nova Scotia (
1887-11-27
)

Guilford Bevil Reed, (November 27, 1887 – February 21, 1955) was a Canadian medical researcher whose research involved diseases such as tuberculosis, gas gangrene, tetanus and rinderpest.

Born in Port George, Nova Scotia, he received a B.Sc. in 1912, M.A. in 1913 and Ph.D. in 1915 from Harvard University. From 1915 to 1954, he taught at Queen's University.

In 1932, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was its president from 1952 to 1953. In 1947, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal.

In 1942, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.

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