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CHISHOLM, George Brock

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  • 1. Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • 2. The College of Wooster, United States
  • 3. Geneva, Switzerland

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Canadian Deputy Minister of Health and first Director-General of the World Health Organization, 1948-1953 Was born 18 May 1896 in Oakville, Ontario, and passed away 4 February 1971 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He was the son of Frank Hubert Chisholm, Canadian militia officer, and Lizzie Annett McCraney. On 21 June 1924 he married Grace MacLean Ryrie. They had one daughter and one son. Entry in IO BIO, Biographical Dictionary of Secretaries-General of International Organizations.

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