Joseph Morrin

Joseph Morrin (19 October 1794 – 24 August 1861) emigrated from Dumfriesshire, Scotland to Quebec City at the age of four.

Since there were no medical schools in the city at the time, Morrin worked as a surgeon's apprentice.

He came back to Quebec City upon graduating, where he began working as a doctor at the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec in 1826.

In 1845, Morrin helped found the Beauport Asylum with two colleagues and subsequently continued his work as a doctor there.

He also left behind an amount of money to Université Laval, the proceeds of which continue to be distributed to this day as financial aid for medical students.