Facts:   - caption: mcmurrich from the 1902 '' michiganensian ''    - death date: 9 february 1939      - birth date: 16 october 1859    - name: james playfair mcmurrich    - image: j. playfair mcmurrich.png    - birth place: toronto , canada west    - occupation: zoologist and academic   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of j. playfair mcmurrich .
james playfair mcmurrich , -lrb- october 16 , 1859 -- february 9 , 1939 -rrb- was a canadian zoologist and academic .born in toronto , the son of john mcmurrich , mcmurrich received a m.a. from the university of toronto in 1881 and a ph.d. from johns hopkins university in 1885 .from 1881 to 1884 , he was a professor of biology and horticulture at ontario agricultural college in the university of guelph .from 1892 to 1894 , he taught at the university of cincinnati .he was a professor of anatomy in homoeopathic department of the university of michigan .from 1907 to 1930 , he was professor of anatomy at the university of toronto .from 1922 to 1923 , he was the president of the royal society of canada .in 1922 , he was the president of the american association for the advancement of science .in 1933 , he was the president of the history of science society .in 1939 , he was awarded the royal society of canada 's flavelle medal .in 1882 , he married katie moodie vickers .