Robert Begg

Robert William Begg, (December 27, 1914 – March 2, 1982) was a Canadian physician, cancer researcher, and President of the University of Saskatchewan.

Biography Born in Florenceville, New Brunswick, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of King's College in 1936. He received a Master of Science degree in 1938 and a Doctor of Medicine in 1942 from Dalhousie University. During World War II, he served with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. After the war, he received a Ph.D. from Oxford University.

In 1965 Beggs was made a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

His widow was Elsie Begg (deceased 2010) and they have four children. His first daughter Beverley McRae is a Canadian broadcaster and journalist. His first son Robert Begg was an orthopedic surgeon, his second daughter Catherine Begg worked in banks and information technology, and his youngest son, Ronald Begg, is an executive in a software company.

He died in Saskatoon after a lengthy illness on March 2, 1982.