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Cluny Macpherson

Canadian inventor of the gas mask (1879-1966) · Canada · On the map · Doctors · Died at 87

Colonel Cluny Macpherson was a physician and the inventor of an early gas mask. After World War I he served as the president of the St. John's Clinical Society and the Newfoundland Medical Association.

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Awards

Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John1955
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George1918
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons

About this person

Country
Canada
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1966 · aged 87