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Wilfred Grenfell

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Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, KCMG (28 February 1865 – 9 October 1940) was a medical missionary to Newfoundland. [1]

51 relations: Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Calendar of saints, Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church), Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, Charlotte, Vermont, Chicago, Corner Brook, Coronary thrombosis, Cotton, Fishermen's Mission, Fridtjof Nansen, Genevieve Fox, Great Northern Peninsula, Grenfell Campus, Grenfell Cloth, Grenfell Mission, Harold Horwood, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Illinois, Indian Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, International Grenfell Association, Inuit, Jan Smuts, Joyce Reason, Kirkina Mucko, London, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Missionary, Mostyn House School, Nematode, Neston, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland Colony, Non-governmental organization, Norman Duncan, Order of St Michael and St George, Parkgate, Cheshire, Rector of the University of St Andrews, Reindeer, Royal Geographical Society, Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet, St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, The Canadian Encyclopedia, The New York Times, The Viking (1931 film), Thomas Y. Crowell Co., University of Oxford, Varick Frissell, Vermont, ..., Wirral Peninsula. Expand index (1 more) »

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry is a medical and dental school in London, England.

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Calendar of saints

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint.

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Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)

The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early Church which honors important and influential people of the Christian faith.

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Canadian Medical Association

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is a national, voluntary association of physicians that advocates on behalf of its members and the public for access to high-quality health care and provides leadership and guidance to physicians.

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Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame is a Canadian charitable organization, founded in 1994, that honours Canadians who have contributed to the understanding of disease and improving the health of people.

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Charlotte, Vermont

Charlotte is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Corner Brook

Corner Brook (2016 population: 19,806 CA 31,917) is a city located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Coronary thrombosis

Coronary thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel of the heart.

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Cotton

Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.

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Fishermen's Mission

Fishermen's Mission - the full name of which is The Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen - is a British charitable organisation founded and run on Christian principles.

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Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen (10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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Genevieve Fox

Genevieve May Fox (1888 – October 5, 1959) was an American author, best known for her adventure books for girls that were written in the first half of the twentieth century.

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Great Northern Peninsula

The Great Northern Peninsula (Inuttitut: Ikkarumiklua) is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 225 km long and 80 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km².

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Grenfell Campus

Grenfell Campus, formerly Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, is a campus of the Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), located in the city of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Grenfell Cloth

Grenfell Cloth is a densely-woven cotton gabardine material used to make luxury and outdoor clothing since its creation in 1923.

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Grenfell Mission

The Grenfell Mission was a philanthropic organization that provided medical and social services to people in rural communities of northern Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Harold Horwood

Harold Andrew Horwood, CM (November 2, 1923 – April 16, 2006) was a Newfoundland and Labrador novelist, non-fiction writer and politician.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an educational and trade publisher in the United States.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Indian Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Indian Harbour is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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International Grenfell Association

The International Grenfell Association (IGA) is an organization founded by Sir Wilfred Grenfell to provide health care, education, religious services, and rehabilitation and other social activities to the fisherman and coastal communities in northern Newfoundland and the coast of Labrador.

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Inuit

The Inuit (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, "the people") are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada and Alaska.

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Jan Smuts

Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts (24 May 1870 11 September 1950) was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher.

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Joyce Reason

Joyce Reason (December 1894 - 18 September 1974) was a British author of missionary biographies and historical fiction for young readers.

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Kirkina Mucko

Kirkina Mucko also known as Elizabeth Mukko, (1890-1970) was a Canadian Inuit nurse and midwife.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Memorial University of Newfoundland

Memorial University of Newfoundland, colloquially known as Memorial University or MUN, is a comprehensive university based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Missionary

A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to proselytize and/or perform ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

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Mostyn House School

Mostyn House School was a school that was originally opened in Tarvin, and moved to Parkgate, Cheshire in 1855.

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Nematode

The nematodes or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes).

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Neston

Neston is a small residential town and civil parish in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester.

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; Akamassiss; Newfoundland Irish: Talamh an Éisc agus Labradar) is the most easterly province of Canada.

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Newfoundland Colony

Newfoundland Colony was the name for an English and later British colony established in 1610 on the island of the same name off the Atlantic coast of Canada, in what is now the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations (though often funded by governments) that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives.

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Norman Duncan

Norman Duncan (2 July 1871 - 8 October 1916) was an author, journalist and educator.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as regent for his father, King George III.

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Parkgate, Cheshire

Parkgate is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the part that lies in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in the North West of England.

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Rector of the University of St Andrews

The Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews is the president of the University Court of the University of St Andrews; the University Court is the supreme governing body of the University.

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Reindeer

The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America, is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic, tundra, boreal and mountainous regions of northern Europe, Siberia and North America.

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Royal Geographical Society

The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) is the UK's learned society and professional body for geography, founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences.

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Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet

Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet (15 February 1853 – 7 December 1923) was a prominent British surgeon of the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

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St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador

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The Canadian Encyclopedia

The Canadian Encyclopedia (abbreviated as TCE) is a source of information on Canada published by Historica Canada of Toronto.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Viking (1931 film)

The Viking (a.k.a. White Thunder and Vikings of the Ice Field) is a 1931 Newfoundland/American adventure film about sealing directed by George Melford.

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Thomas Y. Crowell Co.

Thomas Y. Crowell Co. was a publishing company founded by Thomas Y. Crowell.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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Varick Frissell

Lewis Varick Frissell (1903 – March 15, 1931) was an American documentary filmmaker.

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Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

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Wirral Peninsula

Wirral, also known as The Wirral, is a peninsula in northwest England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilfred_Grenfell

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