Thomas bissell kidner biography of mahatma

The late Thomas Bessell Kidner

Mr. Thomas Bessell Kidner, widely known throughout Canada and the United States as a leader in the occupational therapy movement, died suddenly on June 14, 1932, at the residence of his son, Beechhurst, N.Y., aged sixty-six.

The late Mr. Kidner was born in England, and was trained in the Merchant Venturers' College, Bristol, and in the City and Guilds of London Institute.

Thomas bissell kidner biography of mahatma gandhi

He came to Canada in 1909 as one of the organizers under the fund for the improvement of technical education in Montreal. When this particular work was completed Mr. Kidner was, at the outbreak of the Great War, appointed vocational secretary of the Canadian Military Hospitals' Commission.

In this post he developed an efficient system of occupational therapy and vocational rehabilitation for disabled soldiers. Later this work was taken over by the Department of Soldiers' Civil Reestablishment.

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