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Introducing Darwinism to Toronto's Post-1887 Reconstituted Medical School (2011)

Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin Canadienne d'Histoire de la Medecine
Volume: 28, no. 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 191-212

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Darwinism Universities and colleges Evolution Medical schools 19th century Toronto (Ontario) Wright, Robert Ramsay

Charles Darwin's scientific paradigm was largely welcomed in Canadian academic biology and medicine, while reaction among other faculty and laypeople ranged from interest to outrage. In 1874, Ramsay Wright, a Darwinian-era biologist from Edinburgh, was appointed to the University of Toronto's Chair of Natural History. Over his 38-year career Wright integrated the evolutionary perspective into medical and biology teaching without accentuating its controversial source. He also applied the emerging German experimental research model and laboratory technology. This study identifies five categories of scientific and personal influences upon Wright through archival research on biographical sources and his writings. Résumé. Les théories de Charles Darwin ont été largement acceptées au Canada en médecine et en biologie, alors que les réactions au sein d'autres disciplines et parmi la population allaient de l'intérêt à l'indignation. En 1874, Ramsay Wright, un biologiste d'Édinbourg, devint titulaire de la chaire d'histoire naturelle à l'Université de Toronto. Pendant 38 ans de carrière, Wright a intégré la perspective évolutionniste dans son enseignement en médecine et en biologie, mais sans faire part de sa source controversée. Il a aussi utilisé la technologie de laboratoire et le modèle de recherche expérimentale allemands, alors en émergence. Cette étude identifie cinq catégories d'influences personnelles et scientifiques perceptibles chez Wright, partant de ses écrits et de documents d'archives à caractère biographique.

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