Canadian physician, professor, medical researcher (1927–2022)
Patrick Lucey McGeer
OC OBC FRSC
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey
In office December 17, 1962 – October 22, 1986
Serving with
Robert Bonner and
Ralph Raymond Loffmark (1962–1966)
Garde Gardom (1966–1986)
Preceded by
Buda Brown
Succeeded by
Kim Campbell
Darlene Marzari
Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party
In office October 1968 – May 22, 1972
Preceded by
Ray Perrault
Succeeded by
David Anderson
Personal details
Born
Patrick Lucey McGeer
(1927-06-29)June 29, 1927 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died
August 29, 2022(2022-08-29) (aged 95) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political party
British Columbia Social Credit Party (1975–1986)
British Columbia Liberal Party (1962–1975)
Spouse
Edith Graef McGeer
Children
3[1]
Education
University of British Columbia
Princeton University
Occupation
Physician
professor
medical researcher
Patrick Lucey McGeerOC OBC FRSC (June 29, 1927 – August 29, 2022) was a Canadian physician, professor and medical researcher. He was regarded as a leading authority on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and was the principal author of the inflammatory hypothesis of the disease,[2] which holds that Alzheimer's is an inflammation of the cortex. He was also a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics,[3] a politician who represented the constituency of Vancouver-Point Grey in the British Columbia legislature from 1962 to 1986, and a member of the British Columbia cabinet from 1975 to 1986. In 1995, he and his wife Edith were inducted as Officers of the Order of Canada. In 2002 they were jointly inducted as Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, and in 2005 they were jointly inducted into the Order of British Columbia.
McGeer died at his home in Vancouver on August 29, 2022, at the age of 95.[1]
^ abMackie, John (August 30, 2022). "B.C. Social Credit kingmaker Pat McGeer dies at 95". Vancouver Sun.
^McGeer, P.; McGeer, E. G. (2001). "Inflammation, autotoxicity and Alzheimer disease". Neurobiology of Aging. 22 (6): 799–809. doi:10.1016/S0197-4580(01)00289-5. PMID 11754986. S2CID 42552797.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pat McGeer Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
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