Macallum, Archibald Byron National Historic Person
London, Ontario
Archibald Byron Macallum, ca. 1900
(© University of Toronto Image Bank | Banque d'images de l'Université de Toronto / image no. 2001-77-65MS)
Address :
399 Ridout Street North, London, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1938-05-19
Life Date:
1859 to 1934
Other Name(s):
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Macallum, Archibald Byron
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Pioneer in scientific medicine, field of cellular microchemistry
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 399 Ridout Street North, London, Ontario
Born at Belmont, Upper Canada, and educated at Toronto and Johns Hopkins, Macallum joined the faculty of the University of Toronto and established there the first physiological laboratory in Canada. As Professor of Biochemistry at Toronto (1908-18), Chairman of the National Research Council (1916-20), and Professor of Biochemistry at McGill (1920-29), Dr. Macallum was a pioneer in scientific medicine and an authority in the field of cellular microchemistry. The author of many scientific papers, he was elected F.R.S.C. in 1901 and F.R.S. in 1906. He died at London, Ontario.