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McGill is a prominent English university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821, McGill was created after the death of merchant James McGill, who left £10 000 to the Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning for the purpose of founding a college.[1]
Alumni
Alumni include:
- Leonard Cohen
- William Shatner
- James Naismith
- Wilfrid Laurier
- John Abbott
- Justin Trudeau
As well as 141 Rhodes Scholars and twelve Nobel Prize winners.[2]
External Links
References
- ↑ "McGill University," The Canadian Encyclopedia, http://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mcgill-university/
- ↑ http://www.mcgill.ca/about/points-pride