SettingsCanadian biographers
Alan Walker (musicologist)
Alan Walker, FRSC (born 6 April 1930 ) is an English-Canadian musicologist and university professor best known as a biographer and scholar of composer Franz Liszt.
Alan Walker, FRSC (born 6 April 1930 ) is an English-Canadian musicologist and university professor best known as a biographer and scholar of composer Franz Liszt.
Alastair Sweeny
Alastair Sweeny (born August 15, 1946) is a Canadian publisher, historian, and author.
Alastair Sweeny (born August 15, 1946) is a Canadian publisher, historian, and author.
Anne Hart (Canadian author)
Anne Hart is a Canadian author specialising in biographies.
Anne Hart is a Canadian author specialising in biographies.
Carol Shields
Carol Ann Shields, CC, OM, FRSC, MA was an American-born Canadian author.
Carol Ann Shields, CC, OM, FRSC, MA was an American-born Canadian author.
Charles Foran
Charles Foran is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer living in Peterborough, Ontario.
Charles Foran is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer living in Peterborough, Ontario.
Chris Robinson (Ottawa)
Chris Robinson is an Ottawa-based animation, film, literature and sports writer, and artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF).
Chris Robinson is an Ottawa-based animation, film, literature and sports writer, and artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF).
Chris Robinson (writer)
Chris Robinson is an Ottawa-based animation, film, literature and sports writer, and artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Chris Robinson is an Ottawa-based animation, film, literature and sports writer, and artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Cliff Eisen
Cliff Eisen (born in Toronto, 21 January 1952) is a Canadian musicologist and a Mozart expert.
Cliff Eisen (born in Toronto, 21 January 1952) is a Canadian musicologist and a Mozart expert.
David Day (Canadian writer)
David Day is a Canadian authorof over forty books: poetry, natural history, ecology, mythology, fantasy, and children's literature.
David Day is a Canadian authorof over forty books: poetry, natural history, ecology, mythology, fantasy, and children's literature.
David L. Humphreys
David L. Humphreys is a Canadian journalist, writer, lobbyist, and consultant.
David L. Humphreys is a Canadian journalist, writer, lobbyist, and consultant.
Denise Chong
Denise Chong is a Chinese Canadian economist and writer.
Denise Chong is a Chinese Canadian economist and writer.
Donald Creighton
Donald Grant Creighton, was a noted Canadian historian.
Donald Grant Creighton, was a noted Canadian historian.
Elizabeth Macleod
Elizabeth MacLeod is a Canadian author.
Elizabeth MacLeod is a Canadian author.
Elspeth Cameron
Elspeth MacGregor Cameron (born 10 Jan 1943) is a Canadian writer known for her biographies of noted Canadian literary figures such as Irving Layton and Earle Birney.
Elspeth MacGregor Cameron (born 10 Jan 1943) is a Canadian writer known for her biographies of noted Canadian literary figures such as Irving Layton and Earle Birney.
Gene Lees
Frederick Eugene John "Gene" Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010) was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and former journalist.
Frederick Eugene John "Gene" Lees (February 8, 1928 – April 22, 2010) was a Canadian music critic, biographer, lyricist, and former journalist.
Geoffrey Bruun
Geoffrey Bruun (20 Oct 1898 - 13 July 1988) was a historian and biographer who taught at New York University from 1927 until 1941.
Geoffrey Bruun (20 Oct 1898 - 13 July 1988) was a historian and biographer who taught at New York University from 1927 until 1941.
George R. D. Goulet
George Richard Donald Goulet is a Canadian Métis best-selling author, public speaker, retired lawyer and prostate cancer survivor.
George Richard Donald Goulet is a Canadian Métis best-selling author, public speaker, retired lawyer and prostate cancer survivor.
George Woodcock
George Woodcock was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic.
George Woodcock was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic.
John English (Canadian politician)
John Richard English, CM, FRSC (born January 26, 1945) is a Canadian academic who has also been very active in Canadian public life.
John Richard English, CM, FRSC (born January 26, 1945) is a Canadian academic who has also been very active in Canadian public life.
John H. Foote
John Howard Foote (born May 21, 1959 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian film critic, historian and biographer, and former television producer and host, theater director, and educator.
John Howard Foote (born May 21, 1959 in Oshawa, Ontario) is a Canadian film critic, historian and biographer, and former television producer and host, theater director, and educator.
John Sawatsky
Ferdinand John Sawatzky (born 1948) is a Canadian author, journalist and expert on interviewing techniques.
Ferdinand John Sawatzky (born 1948) is a Canadian author, journalist and expert on interviewing techniques.
Joyce Hayden
Joyce Hayden (1931 – March 7, 2009) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse South Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1992.
Joyce Hayden (1931 – March 7, 2009) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse South Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1992.
Ken McGoogan
Ken McGoogan is the Canadian author of eight books, including four biographies focusing on northern exploration and published internationally: Fatal Passage, Ancient Mariner, Lady Fran...
Ken McGoogan is the Canadian author of eight books, including four biographies focusing on northern exploration and published internationally: Fatal Passage, Ancient Mariner, Lady Fran...
Kevin Bazzana
Kevin Bazzana is a Canadian music historian and biographer, best known for his works on the influential Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.
Kevin Bazzana is a Canadian music historian and biographer, best known for his works on the influential Canadian pianist Glenn Gould.
Lawrence Martin (journalist)
Lawrence Martin is a Canadian journalist and author best known for his two volume biography of Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien.
Lawrence Martin is a Canadian journalist and author best known for his two volume biography of Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien.
Leon Edel
Joseph Leon Edel (9 September 1907 – 5 September 1997) was a North American literary critic and biographer.
Joseph Leon Edel (9 September 1907 – 5 September 1997) was a North American literary critic and biographer.
Lovat Dickson
Lovat Dickson, born Horatio Henry Lovat Dickson was a notable publisher and writer, the first Canadian to have a major publishing role in Britain.
Lovat Dickson, born Horatio Henry Lovat Dickson was a notable publisher and writer, the first Canadian to have a major publishing role in Britain.
Mark Leier
Mark Leier is a Canadian historian of working class and left-wing history.
Mark Leier is a Canadian historian of working class and left-wing history.
May Cutler
May Cutler (September 4, 1923 - March 3, 2011) was a Canadian author, journalist and publisher.
May Cutler (September 4, 1923 - March 3, 2011) was a Canadian author, journalist and publisher.
Michael Bliss
John William Michael Bliss, CM, FRSC is a Canadian historian and award-winning author.
John William Michael Bliss, CM, FRSC is a Canadian historian and award-winning author.
Michel Cormier
Michel Cormier is a Canadian journalist, lecturer and author.
Michel Cormier is a Canadian journalist, lecturer and author.
Neil McKenty
Neil McKenty (December 31, 1924 – May 12, 2012) was an English-Canadian radio and television broadcaster and author.
Neil McKenty (December 31, 1924 – May 12, 2012) was an English-Canadian radio and television broadcaster and author.
Paul A. W. Wallace
Paul A. W. Wallace was a Canadian historian and anthropologist who specialized in colonial American history, focusing on Pennsylvania Germans and Native Americans.
Paul A. W. Wallace was a Canadian historian and anthropologist who specialized in colonial American history, focusing on Pennsylvania Germans and Native Americans.
Peter C. Newman
Peter Charles Newman, CC, CD (born 10 May 1929) is a Canadian journalist and writer.
Peter Charles Newman, CC, CD (born 10 May 1929) is a Canadian journalist and writer.
Phyllis Blakeley
Phyllis Ruth Blakeley, CM (1922 – 25 October 1986) was a Canadian historian, biographer and archivist.
Phyllis Ruth Blakeley, CM (1922 – 25 October 1986) was a Canadian historian, biographer and archivist.
Phyllis Grosskurth
Phyllis M. Grosskurth, is a Canadian biographer.
Phyllis M. Grosskurth, is a Canadian biographer.
Rachel Lebowitz
Rachel Lebowitz is a Canadian writer.
Rachel Lebowitz is a Canadian writer.
Robert Heal
Robert Heal is a Canadian author and businessman born in Hamilton, Ontario.
Robert Heal is a Canadian author and businessman born in Hamilton, Ontario.
Roy MacGregor
Roy MacGregor is a Canadian author of fiction and non-fiction.
Roy MacGregor is a Canadian author of fiction and non-fiction.
Scott Young (writer)
Scott Young was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, novelist and the father of musicians Neil Young and Astrid Young.
Scott Young was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, novelist and the father of musicians Neil Young and Astrid Young.
Shelley Tanaka
Shelley Tanaka is a Canadian editor of numerous award-winning young adult novels, an award-winning author of nonfiction for children, a translator and writing teacher.
Shelley Tanaka is a Canadian editor of numerous award-winning young adult novels, an award-winning author of nonfiction for children, a translator and writing teacher.
Simma Holt
Simma Holt, CM is a Canadian journalist, author, and a former member of the Canadian House of Commons.
Simma Holt, CM is a Canadian journalist, author, and a former member of the Canadian House of Commons.
Steve Paikin
Steve Paikin (born June 9, 1960) is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer at TVOntario (TVO).
Steve Paikin (born June 9, 1960) is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer at TVOntario (TVO).
Ted Allan
Ted Allan was a Jewish Canadian writer, several of whose books were made into motion pictures.
Ted Allan was a Jewish Canadian writer, several of whose books were made into motion pictures.
Terry Goulet
Marie Therese Veronica "Terry" Goulet, née Boyer de la Giroday is a Canadian best-selling author, historian, Métis scholar, public speaker, wife of George R. D. Goulet and mother of five c...
Marie Therese Veronica "Terry" Goulet, née Boyer de la Giroday is a Canadian best-selling author, historian, Métis scholar, public speaker, wife of George R. D. Goulet and mother of five c...
Veronica Strong-Boag
Veronica Strong-Boag, Ph.D, FRSC (born in Prestwick, Scotland in 1947) is a Canadian historian specializing in the modern history of women and children in Canada.
Veronica Strong-Boag, Ph.D, FRSC (born in Prestwick, Scotland in 1947) is a Canadian historian specializing in the modern history of women and children in Canada.
Walter Stewart (journalist)
Walter Douglas Stewart (April 19, 1931 – September 15, 2004) was an outspoken Canadian writer, editor and journalism educator, a veteran of newspapers and magazines and author of more than twent...
Walter Douglas Stewart (April 19, 1931 – September 15, 2004) was an outspoken Canadian writer, editor and journalism educator, a veteran of newspapers and magazines and author of more than twent...
William McCartney Davidson
William McCartney Davidson (November 12, 1872 – March 23, 1942) was a Canadian journalist, politician, and author.
William McCartney Davidson (November 12, 1872 – March 23, 1942) was a Canadian journalist, politician, and author.
William Robinson Clark
William Robinson Clark FRSC (March 26, 1829 – 12 November 1912) was a Scottish-Canadian theologian.
William Robinson Clark FRSC (March 26, 1829 – 12 November 1912) was a Scottish-Canadian theologian.
Writing History: A Professor's Life
Writing History: A Professor's Life is a first person memoir by Michael Bliss, spanning the life and career of one of Canada's most highly regarded historians, who has been awarded The Order...
Writing History: A Professor's Life is a first person memoir by Michael Bliss, spanning the life and career of one of Canada's most highly regarded historians, who has been awarded The Order...