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Nigel Rusted
Nigel Francis Scarth Rusted, (July 1, 1907 – March 18, 2012) was a Canadian medical doctor. He is credited with having made outstanding contributions to the medical profession in Newfoundland and Labrador. The son of Rev. Canon Ernest Rusted and Faith Hollands Rusted, he was born in Salvage, Newfoundland and Labrador, Salvage, Newfoundland and grew up in Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Upper Island Cove. Rusted attended high school in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's and attended newly established Memorial University of Newfoundland, Memorial University College, graduating in 1927. He attended Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Dalhousie Medical School and, during the summers, worked as health officer aboard the , which visited communities along the Labrador coast. He interned at the tuberculosis sanatorium in Kentville, Nova Scotia, Kentville, at the Aberdeen Regional Hospital, Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, New Glasgow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newfoundland And Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of 405,212 square kilometres (156,500 sq mi). In 2021, the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 521,758. The island of Newfoundland (and its smaller neighbouring islands) is home to around 94 per cent of the province's population, with more than half residing in the Avalon Peninsula. Labrador borders the province of Quebec, and the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon lies about 20 km west of the Burin Peninsula. According to the 2016 census, 97.0 per cent of residents reported English as their native language, making Newfoundland and Labrador Canada's most linguistically homogeneous province. A majority of the population is descended from English and Irish s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
