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ABBOTT, Anderson Ruffin (1837 – 1913)

ABBOTT, Anderson Ruffin (1837 – 1913)

1837 – 1913

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Special Collections Toronto Public Library from Toronto, Canada · Portrait of Mary Ann Casey, wife of Anderson Ruffin Abbott (1863) Uploaded by oaktree_b · Public domain

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1998 CE

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Anderson Ruffin Abbott: First Afro-Canadian doctor

ABBOTT, Anderson Ruffin (1837 – 1913)
ABBOTT, Anderson Ruffin (1837 – 1913)

"Anderson Ruffin Abbott, son of a wealthy properties speculator, pursued a classical education in preparation for a professional career. Graduating from the Toronto School of Medicine in 1861 he became the first Canad…