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.

Joseph Morrin