John McRae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/John_McRae
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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:awards Memorial Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1872-05-30
gptkbp:burialPlace Beckett's_Creek_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_McRae_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Poetry during wartime
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol of remembrance
gptkbp:deathDate 1918-01-28
gptkbp:famousFor In_Flanders_Fields_poem
gptkbp:field Medicine
Poetry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John McRae
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Canadian_Literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Rudyard_Kipling
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkbp:influences War Poetry
gptkbp:inspiredBy Nature
gptkbp:knownFor Writing about war
gptkbp:legacy Poppy_as_a_symbol_of_remembrance
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:In_Flanders_Fields
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Poet
Physician
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Guelph,_Ontario
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:France
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Documentaries
Statues
Biographies
Literary awards
Cultural references
Literary festivals
Memorial services
Commemorative events
Commemorative plaques
Schools named after him
Research on his contributions
Educational programs about his life
Art inspired by his work
Exhibitions about his life and work
Public readings of his work
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:spouse Helen_McRae