Born in Scotland, Grant became a world-reknowned anatomist after coming to Canada after World War I. From 1930-1956, he was Professor of Anatomy at the University of Toronto. He published three important anatomical works: A Method of Anatomy, Descriptive and Deductive (1937); Grant's Atlas of Anatomy (1943); Grant's Dissector (1940). During his 11 years at the University of Manitoba (1919-1930), Grant established the teaching of anatomy on a modern scientific basis. In addition, he made anthromorphic studies of native Canadians in the west. He travelled widely by canoe, working with Saulteaux, Cree, and Chipewyan Indians.
From the description of An interview with Dr. J.C. Boileau Grant / conducted by Dr. G.E. Erickson, May 7, 1972. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 62564362
