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Person
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Muir, Robert Keith
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Description area
Dates of existence
1902-1999
History
Robert Keith Muir was born in Eureka, Pictou County, in 1902. After teaching school for three years he earned his BA from Mount Allison University, then went to Dalhousie and graduated with a BSc and MD, CM in 1931.He joined the Canadian Armed Forces, serving as a pathologist in the RAF, IMS, and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Dr. Muir practised pathology in Toronto for twenty years. In 1984 he suffered a stroke and began writing poetry. He died on 12 February 1999.