Mildred Vera Peters (1911 - 1993)

Dr. Mildred Vera (Vera) Peters

Born 28 Apr 1911 in Thistletown, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Daughter of [father unknown] and Rebecca Ellen (Mair) Peters

[sibling(s) unknown]

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died 1 Oct 1993 at age 82 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Vera Peters is Notable.

Vera Peters was a Canadian physician, radiation oncologist and medical researcher. Her research into Hodgkin's lymphoma and breast cancer changed the way these diseases were treated.

Born in 1911, she was the daughter of Rebecca Mair, a teacher, and Charles Peters, a dairy farmer.^[1] She married Kenneth Lobb; they had two children.

She died in 1993 and was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.^[2]

Honours and Awards

* Member, Order of Canada (1975)

* Honorary Doctorate of Science, York University (1975)

* Antoine Béclère Medal, Centre Antoine Béclère (1977)

* Officer, Order of Canada (1977)

* Gold Medal, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (1979)

* Honorary Doctorate of Laws, Queen’s University (1983)^[3]

Sources

↑ "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM4B-RD9 : Thu Dec 07 16:27:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Mildred Vera Peters and Charles Peters, 28 Apr 1911.
↑ "Canada, Ontario, Toronto Cemetery Records, 1989-1995", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:843W-DTT2 : Fri Oct 06 08:09:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Mildred Vera Peters-Lobb, 5 Oct 1993.
↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia: Vera Peters

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