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Robert Bayard
Robert Bayard (1788 – 4 June 1868) was a doctor and writer from New Brunswick, Canada. His son, William Bayard, also became a medical doctor and practiced in Saint John, New Brunswick with his father. Robert Bayard was the son of Colonel Samuel Bayard of the King's Orange Rangers and was from a prominent New York City family before the American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence. After the war, his father settled at Wilmot, Nova Scotia. Robert studied medicine and became a doctor and professor of obstetrics at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, College of Physicians and Surgeons in the University of the State of New York. The War of 1812 caused him to return to Canada. A prominent member of the province's medical profession at the time, Bayard wrote: * ''Exposition of facts relative to a case of croup'' (1826) * ''Evidences of the delusions of homoeopathy'' (1857) both published in Saint John, New Brunswick. The latter publication stirring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
