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1911

Joseph H. Teronianente Jacobs brings medical education home to Kahnawà:ke

His academic achievements and community impact are immortalized on his tombstone, which sits in the Kahnawà:ke Catholic Cemetery. It reads: “McGill Graduate of Medicine, Completed 5 years in 4, Rhodes Scholar Candidate, Fluent Mohawk Speaker, A Devout Catholic.”

General History: Explore the significant events and people who have shaped McGill into the university it is today.
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Changing Faces: Delve into the stories of people who have paved the way for so many in the evolution of the University’s diversity.
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200 years of

Joseph H. Teronianente Jacobs brings medical education home to Kahnawà:ke

McGill’s 200-year history is made of thousands of stories, events, and experiences. This timeline can present only a fraction of these stories, highlighted under the following themes:

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