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Frances Gertrude McGill

Forensic Science Pioneers

Canadian forensic pathologist who helped establish the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's first forensic laboratory in 1937 and trained new recruits in forensic detection methods. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1882 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
1959 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada 1
Nationality
Canadian 2
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
A Saskatchewan provincial pathologist who helped establish and then directed the RCMP's first forensic laboratory beginning in 1937, training new RCMP and police recruits in forensic detection methods. 3
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Helped establish and directed the RCMP's first forensic laboratory beginning in 1937.

Source Wikipedia: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Frances McGill
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth date
    November 18, 1882
  • Infobox, death date
    January 21, 1959
  • Infobox, birthplace
    Minnedosa, Manitoba, Canada
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2. Wikidata: Frances Gertrude McGill
Wikidata Q21664737, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. Wikipedia: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Women in the RCMP section
Quote, Women in the RCMP section
helped establish the first RCMP forensic laboratory in 1937
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