Marie Warder | |
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 Marie Warder | |
| Born | Marie Van Zyl alt Marie Van Zijl 30 April 1927 Ficksburg, South Africa |
| Died | 20 October 2014 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | South African, Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and author |
| Known for | Hemochromatosis activism |
Marie Warder (born Marie van Zyl, 30 April 1927 – 20 October 2014) was a South African-born Canadian journalist, novelist and activist best known for her activities raising awareness about hemochromatosis.[1] Warder founded the Hemochromatosis Society of South Africa,[2] and the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society (CHS),[3][4] and was founder and long-time president of the International Association of Hemochromatosis Societies (IAHS), writing the detailing leaflets for them all, which meant that, at that stage, every publication of the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society carried the footnote: "Produced for the International Association of Haemochromatosis Societies."
Any emerging or fledgling hemochromatosis society in other parts of the world was free to use her material, with due acknowledgement to the IAHS. Later, Guy Fernau, founder of the Haemochromatosis Society in the United Kingdom, related how, before his own material could be prepared, he only needed to scan the Canadian pamphlet and change the spelling.
- ^ Ferguson, Dan. "A writer's return." Surrey Leader [Surrey, British Columbia] 25 May 2008: 9. Infotrac Newsstand. GALE|A227576707. Retrieved 21 November 2012. Also published in South Delta Leader [Delta, British Columbia]. (13 June 2008)
- ^ "Marie Warder Visits South Africa". Haemochromatosis Society of South Africa. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ "History". Canadian Hemochromatosis Society. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011.
- ^ Video on YouTube