William was born in Portsoy, Scotland, the sixth child of Dugald Cameron Boyd (a Presbyterian clergyman) and Eliza Marion (née Butcher) Boyd. Educated at the University of Edinburgh, he graduated M.B. Ch.B. in 1908, M.D. in 1911,[1] and went on to become trained and accredited as a neurologist, psychiatrist, and pathologist. Boyd worked as an attending physician and nominal pathologist at the Derby County Asylum in the English Midlands from 1909–1912, and at Winwick Hospital (another neuropsychiatric facility) from 1912–1913. He was a pathologist at Wolverhampton Royal Infirmary[2] from 1913 to August 1914.[3] During World War I, Boyd served as a general medical officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps in Flanders at the rank of captain (O3). In 1916 he wrote the book, With a Field Ambulance at Ypres,[4] describing his experiences as both a physician and an ordinary combatant in the war zone.
After the conflict, Boyd moved to Canada at the urging of friends from medical school who were already working there. He married Enid Christie, the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, in Winnipeg, Manitoba in June 1919.[3] Boyd became a Professor of Pathology in the Manitoba Medical College at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and over the next 22 years, he wrote several pathology textbooks that were published and read internationally. These earned him worldwide recognition and financial security.[3] In 1937, he moved to the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario and, ultimately, in 1951 to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. Boyd continued to be an active lecturer on medical-pathological topics well into this 80s [???Check. Boyd died in 1979], and spoke in many different countries.
In 1968, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honor, "for his services as a pathologist and as a founding member of the National Cancer Institute".[5] Boyd died of pneumonia at the age of 93 in Toronto. He was survived by his wife Enid; the couple had had no children.
^Boyd, William (1911). "The cerebro-spinal fluid in certain forms of nervous and mental disease". hdl:1842/27091. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Neil Fox, History of the Royal Hospital; "... William Boyd appointed pathologist ..."
^ abcCarr I: William Boyd: Silver Tongue & Golden Pen. Fitzhenry & Whiteside Publishers, Markham, Ontario, Canada, 1993.
^Boyd W: With a Field Ambulance at Ypres. George Doran Co., New York, 1916.
william, boyd, pathologist, william, boyd, frcpath, june, 1885, march, 1979, scottish, canadian, physician, pathologist, academic, author, known, medical, textbooks, william, boyd, path, photo, taken, february, 1949born, 1885, june, 1885portsoy, scotlanddiedma. William Boyd FRCPath CC June 21 1885 March 10 1979 was a Scottish Canadian physician pathologist academic and author known for his medical textbooks William Boyd M D M R C P F R C Path Photo taken February 16 1949Born 1885 06 21 June 21 1885Portsoy ScotlandDiedMarch 10 1979 1979 03 10 aged 93 Toronto Ontario CanadaNationalityScottish CanadianCitizenshipCanadianAlma materUniversity of EdinburghKnown forAuthorship of major textbooks of pathologySpouseEnidAwardsCompanion of the Order of CanadaScientific careerFieldsMedicine Pathology NeuropsychiatryInstitutionsUniversity of Manitoba University of Toronto University of British Columbia Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditWilliam was born in Portsoy Scotland the sixth child of Dugald Cameron Boyd a Presbyterian clergyman and Eliza Marion nee Butcher Boyd Educated at the University of Edinburgh he graduated M B Ch B in 1908 M D in 1911 1 and went on to become trained and accredited as a neurologist psychiatrist and pathologist Boyd worked as an attending physician and nominal pathologist at the Derby County Asylum in the English Midlands from 1909 1912 and at Winwick Hospital another neuropsychiatric facility from 1912 1913 He was a pathologist at Wolverhampton Royal Infirmary 2 from 1913 to August 1914 3 During World War I Boyd served as a general medical officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps in Flanders at the rank of captain O3 In 1916 he wrote the book With a Field Ambulance at Ypres 4 describing his experiences as both a physician and an ordinary combatant in the war zone After the conflict Boyd moved to Canada at the urging of friends from medical school who were already working there He married Enid Christie the daughter of a Presbyterian minister in Winnipeg Manitoba in June 1919 3 Boyd became a Professor of Pathology in the Manitoba Medical College at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg and over the next 22 years he wrote several pathology textbooks that were published and read internationally These earned him worldwide recognition and financial security 3 In 1937 he moved to the University of Toronto in Toronto Ontario and ultimately in 1951 to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver British Columbia Boyd continued to be an active lecturer on medical pathological topics well into this 80s Check Boyd died in 1979 and spoke in many different countries In 1968 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada Canada s highest civilian honor for his services as a pathologist and as a founding member of the National Cancer Institute 5 Boyd died of pneumonia at the age of 93 in Toronto He was survived by his wife Enid the couple had had no children Selected works EditPathology for Surgeons 1925 Pathology of Internal Disease 1931 Textbook of Pathology 1932 Introduction to Medical Science 1937 See also EditPathology List of pathologistsReferences Edit Boyd William 1911 The cerebro spinal fluid in certain forms of nervous and mental disease hdl 1842 27091 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Neil Fox History of the Royal Hospital William Boyd appointed pathologist a b c Carr I William Boyd Silver Tongue amp Golden Pen Fitzhenry amp Whiteside Publishers Markham Ontario Canada 1993 Boyd W With a Field Ambulance at Ypres George Doran Co New York 1916 Office of the Governor General of Canada Order of Canada citation Queen s Printer for Canada Retrieved May 24 2010 Dr Boyd After 89 years the mental ability is still there The Medical Post 24 June 11 1974 William Boyd Canada s Digital Collections Retrieved April 18 2005 External links EditWith a field ambulance at Ypres being letters written March 7 August 15 1915 at the Internet Archive William Boyd at The Canadian Encyclopedia William Boyd Museum of Pathology at the Vancouver General Hospital Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Boyd pathologist amp oldid 1084906578, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
