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³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ pioneers

For 185 years, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ has provided fertile ground for intellectual pioneers. While at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, these men and women have changed the world through their powerful ideas and discoveries.

John Humphrey, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ 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 ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ law professor who authored the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.


Stephen Leacock, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ 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 ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ.


Brenda Milner, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ 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 ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, who discovered the mind has multiple memory systems.


Sir William Osler, ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ 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 ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ.


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Photo credits

Stephen Leacock at ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Society of Ontario meeting
Photo credit: ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Archives, PR017258

Dr. William Osler
Photo credit: ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Archives, PR008335

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