John McCrae was born on November 30, 1872 in Guelph, Canada. Canadian poet, doctor, soldier, and artist whose best-known work is a war poem entitled "In Flanders Fields." He also taught medicine at the University of Vermont and McGill University and co-wrote a medical textbook.
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About
Canadian poet, Doctor, soldier, and Artist whose best-known work is a war poem entitled "In Flanders Fields." He also taught Medicine at the University of Vermont and McGill University and co-wrote a medical textbook.
Before Fame
He studied at the University of Toronto and published his first poems during his collegiate period.
Trivia
He died of pneumonia while working in a World War I hospital.
Family Life
He was the son of Janet Eckford and Lieutenant Colonel David McCrae; his brother, Thomas, was also a physician.
Associated With
His famous poem, "In Flanders Fields," was set to music in 1918 by Composer John Philip Sousa.
