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R. Tait McKenzie | |
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 Robert Tait McKenzie, c. 1910s | |
| Born | Robert Tait McKenzie May 26, 1867 |
| Died | April 28, 1938 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Canadian American |
| Known for | Sculptor |
| Notable work | The Ideal Scout Scots American War Memorial |
| Spouse | Ethel O'Neil (m. 1907) |
Robert Tait McKenzie RCA (sometimes written MacKenzie) RCA (May 26, 1867 – April 28, 1938) was a Canadian[1] physician, educator, sculptor, athlete, soldier and Scouter. Born in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, he attended McGill University in Montreal as an undergraduate and medical student, and was an instructor in its medical school beginning in 1894. In 1904, he moved to the United States to teach at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1930s, he returned to the county of his birth, retiring to the Mill of Kintail in Almonte.
He pioneered physical fitness programs in Canada.[2] During World War I, his methods and inventions for restoring and rehabilitating wounded soldiers laid a foundation for modern physiotherapy practices.[3]
- ^ Ray, Harold L. (1993). "Book Reviews ("The Sport Sculpture of R. Tait McKenzie")" (PDF). Canadian Journal of History of Sport. 24–25: 84. doi:10.1123/cjhs.24.1.84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Joseph Hanaway and Richard L. Cruess, McGill Medicine – 1885 to 1936 (McGill-Queen’s University Press: Montreal, 1996), 601.
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