Margaret Somerville

Law professor, Academic

1942 –

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Who is Margaret Somerville?

Margaret Anne Ganley Somerville, AM, FRSC is the Samuel Gale Professor of Law at McGill University, as well as professor in the university's faculty of medicine and the founding director of the law faculty's Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law.

Somerville was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and educated at Mercedes College. She received a A.u.A. from the University of Adelaide in 1963, a Bachelor of Law degree and the University Medal from the University of Sydney in 1973, and a D.C.L. from McGill University in 1978.

In 1978 she was appointed assistant professor in the law faculty at McGill. She was appointed an associate professor in 1979 and an associate professor in the faculty of medicine in 1980. In 1984 she became a full professor in both faculties, and in 1989 was appointed the Samuel Gale Professor of Law. From 1986 to 1996, she was the founding director of the McGill Centre for Medicine, Ethics and Law and was appointed acting director in 1999. She currently teaches seminars on advanced torts and comparative medical law at McGill.

In November 2006 she gave the five annual Massey Lectures on CBC Radio in Canada.

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Born
Apr 13, 1942
Adelaide
Also known as
  • Margaret Anne Ganley Somerville
Nationality
  • Canada
  • Australia
Profession
Education
  • McGill University
  • University of Adelaide
  • University of Sydney
Employment
  • McGill University

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on July 23, 2013

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