John McCrae was a Canadian poet, physician, and soldier, most renowned for his iconic war poem "In Flanders Fields." Born in 1872 in Guelph, Ontario, he pursued a strong academic and medical career before the outbreak of World War I, where he served as a field surgeon. His experiences during the war significantly influenced his writing, particularly the themes of loss, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of conflict. McCrae's poem, written in 1915 during...