About Clarence Gosse
Lived 1912 – 1996 (aged 84). Clarence Gosse was a Canadian writer.
Clarence Lloyd Gosse (October 20, 1912 – December 21, 1996) was a Canadian physician and the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Born in Spaniard's Bay, Newfoundland, he moved to Nova Scotia when he was ten. He graduated from the medical school of Dalhousie University in 1939. During World War II, serving in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, he was a member of one of the first surgical teams in the Battle of Normandy.
After the War, in Halifax, he was a Professor of Urology at Dalhousie University and Chair of the Department of Urology at the Victoria General and Camp Hill hospitals (now the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre).
He was Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1973 to 1978.
Awards and recognition
In 1982, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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Who was Clarence Gosse?
Canadian politician (1912-1996)
When was Clarence Gosse born?
Clarence Gosse was born on 20 October 1912 in Spaniard's Bay.
When did Clarence Gosse die?
Clarence Gosse died on 21 December 1996.
What was Clarence Gosse's occupation?
Clarence Gosse was a writer.
What nationality was Clarence Gosse?
Clarence Gosse was Canadian.
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