Sir Wilfred Grenfell

Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (February 28, 1865-October 9, 1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador. He was born at Parkgate, Wales and married Anne Elizabeth Caldwell MacClanahan of Chicago, Illinois in 1909. She predeceased him in 1938. They had three children. Sir Wilfred Grenfell This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 50 years. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the north-east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... This article is about the region in Canada. ... There are several places named Parkgate, including: Parkgate, County Antrim Parkgate, Rotherham Parkgate, Wirral This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ... Chicago, Illinois — officially the City of Chicago and colloquially known as Chicago, the Second City and the Windy City — is the third largest city of the United States after New York City and Los Angeles and is the largest inland city of the nation. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Medical education and mission work

Wilfred Grenfell moved to London in 1882. He then commenced the study of medicine at the London Hospital Medical College. He graduated in 1888. St. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen sent Dr. Grenfell to Newfoundland in 1892 to develop a medical mission. That mission began in earnest in 1893 when he recruited two nurses and two doctors for hospitals, at Battle Harbour and in Indian Harbour in Labrador. The mission expanded greatly from its initial mandate of providing medical services to develop, schools, an orphanage, cooperatives, industrial work projects, and social work. Although originally founded to serve the local fishermen the mission developed to include the aboriginal peoples and settlers along the coasts of Labrador and the eastern side of the Great Northern Peninsula of northern Newfoundland. 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

International Grenfell Association

By 1914 the mission had gained international status at which time the International Grenfell Association, a non-profit mission society was founded to support the work of Dr. Grenfell. It operated, until 1981, as a non-governmental organization under the auspices of the Association, responsible for delivery of health-care and social services. A governmental agency, The Grenfell Regional Health Services Board, then took over the operational responsibility. After 1981 the International Grenfell Association became a supporting association while the governmental body became the governing body. 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Sir Wilfred Grenfell in St. Anthony, Newfoundland

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Historical Society

The Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Historical Society was formed in 1978. The Society purchased Grenfell's home in St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador. The home has been restored as a museum and archives. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... St. ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ...

Awards

• Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George - 1907
• Honorary Doctorate of Medicine, Oxford University – 1907 (First ever granted)
• Murchison Prize, Royal Geographical Society - 1911 (awarded the for his charts of Labrador)
• Knighthood - 1927 (recognition of medical, educational and social work)
• Honorary Knight for Life, Loyal Knights of the Round Table, Fifth Rank - 1928 (for great service to humanity)
• Induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame - 1997

In 1979, the Corner Brook campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland was renamed Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in his honour. On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Royal Geographical Society is a learned society, founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical science, under the patronage of King William IV. It absorbed the African Association founded by Joseph Banks in 1788. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame is a Canadian charitable organization, founded in 1994, that honours Canadians who have contributed to the understanding of disease and improving the health of people. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Corner Brook is a city located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the Humber River. ... Memorial University of Newfoundland, popularly known as MUN, is a comprehensive university located in St. ... Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, popularly referred to as Grenfell College, or SWGC , is a liberal arts university located in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...

Stamp featuring Sir Wilfred Grenfell