Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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The @dcb_dbc (@dbc_dcb en français) could not have been happier to collaborate with @NHenryDixon on this work -- we are excited for readers to see the 'behind the scenes' of it all! @Spacing story: spacing.ca/toronto/2025/0… Bios: biographi.ca/en/topics/topi…
                                            As we move towards #RemembranceDay, we highlight two nurses who served in #WWI and beyond: Margaret MacDonald, nurse and nursing administrator, and Clare Gass, nurse and medical social worker. biographi.ca/en/bio/macdona… and biographi.ca/en/bio/gass_le…
                                            
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. Mark the occasion with the Memory Project’s online panel event on Tuesday, November 4, one week before Remembrance Day. Hear three veterans in a conversation moderated by Carol Off.
                                            Bio of the Day: Joshua Upham (1741–1808), judge and politician. A representative of the Massachusetts tory élite who supported the British during the American revolution, lawyer he nonetheless sympathized with the colonists’ grievances. #NewBrunswick biographi.ca/en/bio/upham_j…
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UPHAM, JOSHUA – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
A representative of the Massachusetts tory élite who supported the British during the American revolution, lawyer Joshua Upham (1741–1808) nonetheless sympathized with the colonists’ grievances. When...
Francis Pegahmagabow was one of the most effective snipers of the First World War. Highly decorated for his service, he is remembered as one of Canada's greatest soldiers. After the war, he became an activist for his people. This is his story. Raised by elder Noah Nebimanyquod,…
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            Jean Davey served as a doctor during the Second World War. She was the first female doctor to be granted a commission in a medical branch of the Canadian military. After the war, she spent her life educating new generations of doctors. This is her story. Jean Davey was born in…
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            #RemembranceDay: Joseph Kaeble took part in the famous offensive against #VimyRidge. He died in June 1918. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the first French Canadian soldier to be given this honour. biographi.ca/en/bio/kaeble_… / biographi.ca/en/theme_first… @VeteransENG_CA
                                            As we move towards #RemembranceDay, we highlight the stories of two #WWII air force officers: Joseph Alfred Jacobson, letter writer, diarist, and air force officer, and Joseph-Émile-Paul Larichelière, air force officer. biographi.ca/en/bio/jacobso… and biographi.ca/en/bio/lariche…
                                            
                                            Champion in Hong Kong! 🏆 Victoria Mboko lifted the trophy in a thrilling three-set match against Cristina Bucsa, winning 7-5, 6-7 (9), and 6-2. Just another awesome win for the Canadian this season! 🤩 @nationalbank
                                            85 years ago, Canadian pilots joined Britain’s defence in the skies over Europe. From July–Oct 1940, Spitfires met Messerschmitts in the epic Battle of Britain—a turning point in WWII. Their courage changed history. #BattleOfBritain #LestWeForget youtu.be/sBvUEhEklDY?si…
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Bio of the Day: Hugh Cairns (1896–1918), soldier. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, the last given to a Canadian for #WWI. He has come to symbolize the Great War for the inhabitants of the city of #Saskatoon. biographi.ca/en/bio/cairns_… 📷 @LibraryArchives
                                            Bio of the Day: Marie Lacoste (Gérin-Lajoie) (1867–1945), feminist, social reformer, lecturer, educator, and author. Endowed with a deep sense of social justice and fairness, she devoted her talents to causes directed at furthering women’s independence. biographi.ca/en/bio/lacoste…
                                            
                                            #WomensHistoryMonth Maud Menten (1879–1960), educator, research scientist, biochemist, and pathologist. She maintained a heavy teaching schedule while devoting herself to research. She was inducted into the @CdnMedHallFame in 1998. biographi.ca/en/bio/menten_… @WAGE_FEGC
                                            Bio of the Day: Edmund Burke (1850–1919), architect. His second commission – the Robert Simpson store in Toronto (1894) – was a turning-point in Canadian architecture. His unexpected death from pneumonia in 1919 produced a deep sense of loss. biographi.ca/en/bio/burke_e…
                                            
                                            
                                            #WomensHistoryMonth Esther Pariseau, named Joseph du Sacré-Cœur (1823–1902) has been called "the first architect of the Pacific Northwest" and "the first White artisan to work with wood in the Pacific Northwest." biographi.ca/en/bio/parisea… @WAGE_FEGC
                                            It is October! Have you read our new bios from September? 📖 John Washington Lindsay (d. 1876): biographi.ca/en/bio/lindsay… 📖 John Penman (d. 1931): biographi.ca/en/bio/penman_… 📖 Mary Travers (Bolduc), known as La Bolduc (1894–1941): biographi.ca/en/bio/travers…
                                            #WomensHistoryMonth Emily Howard Jennings (1831–1903) was the first female public-school principal in Ontario, the first Canadian woman openly to practise medicine, and a founding member of the Canadian Women’s Suffrage Association. biographi.ca/en/bio/jenning… @WAGE_FEGC
                                            Bio of the Day: John Motz (1830–1911), tailor, newspaperman, politician, and office holder. With Friedrich Rittinger he founded what would become the largest and most important German-language newspaper in Ontario, the Berliner Journal. biographi.ca/en/bio/motz_jo…
                                            #NewBio! Edward Odlum (1850-1935), militiaman, educator, geologist, ethnologist, businessman, lecturer, politician, and lay preacher. His legacy is darker than he might have anticipated. biographi.ca/en/bio/odlum_e…
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