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Sir Mortimer Barnett Davis (February 6, 1866 – March 22, 1928) was a Jewish Canadian businessman and philanthropist. [1] The mansion that he built in Montreal's Golden Square Mile has been renamed Purvis Hall and is today owned by McGill University .
The Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) is the research arm of the Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital and has strong academic ties to McGill University. Founded in 1969, the LDI has a roster of nearly 200 researchers, and it is an important North American biomedical research institute.
The Days of Shame was an antisemitic June 1934 doctor's strike at the Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. [1] For four days, all interns at the hospital walked off the job to protest the hiring of a Jewish senior intern, Dr. Samuel Rabinovitch. The strike ended when Rabinovitch resigned his position. [2] [3]
On June 12, 1898, she married wealthy Canadian businessman Mortimer B. Davis, and the couple resided in Montreal. In 1901, she gave birth to a son, named Mortimer Davis (1901–1940). [1] A few years later, she adopted her nephew Philip. In 1924, Sir Mortimer and Lady Davis divorced.
The High School of Montreal was an English-language high school founded in 1843, ... Sir Mortimer Barnett Davis (1866–1928), business man and philanthropist [100]
Sir Mortimer Davis (1866–1928), tobacco industry executive [217] ... Sheea Herschorn (1893–1969), Chief Rabbi of Montreal [citation needed] Pinhas Hirschprung ...
Sir Mortimer Barnett Davis (1866–1928), businessman and philanthropist Norman Dawe (1898–1948), Canadian sports executive [ 6 ] J. William Dawson (1820–1899), scientist, educator
Sir Mortimer B. Davis (1866–1928), philanthropist Charles Dewey Day (1806–1884), lawyer, politician, judge and chancellor of McGill University Ivan Doroschuk (born 1957), musician