David Boyle (archaeologist)
David Boyle | |
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| Born | 1 May 1842 musicologist, and historian |
David Boyle (1 May 1842 – 14 February 1911) was a
musicologist, and historian
.
Born in
apprenticed to a blacksmith. He would become a teacher in rural Ontario in 1865, a school principal in Elora 1871-1881, and later a bookseller in Toronto. Boyle followed what were then "radical child-centered theories"[2] of Johann Pestalozzi
.
In 1884, Boyle became
Mississauga of the New Credit reserve who also assisted him in his fieldwork.[3] An Ontario Historical Plaque was erected by the province to commemorate David Boyle's role in Ontario's heritage.[4]
His work served as the basis for archaeology as a serious scientific discipline in the province. Between 1887 and 1911, he published Annual Archaeological Reports for Ontario, Canada's first journal primarily dedicated to archaeology.
In 1908 he was the third recipient of the Cornplanter Medal.[5]
Boyle was also a history buff and
preservationist, as well as the author of a book of nonsense poetry
for children.
He died in 1911 in Toronto after a serious stroke. His papers are housed at the provincial Archives of Ontario, the University of Toronto Archives, and at the Royal Ontario Museum archives.
Notes
- ^ Gerald Killan. "BOYLE, DAVID".
- ^ Killan, Gerald. "Boyle, David" in The Canadian Encyclopedia (Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1988), Volume 1, p.264.
- ^ Hamilton, Michelle A. Collections and Objections: Aboriginal Material Culture in Southern Ontario, 1791-1914. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2010.
- ^ "Ontario Plaque". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
- JSTOR 23169465.
Sources
- Killan, Gerald. "Boyle, David" in The Canadian Encyclopedia, Volume 1, p. 264. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1988.
- Killan, Gerald. David Boyle: From Artisan to Archaeologist. Toronto: UTP, 1983.
- Killan, Gerald. Preserving Ontario's Heritage: a History of the Ontario Historical Society. Ottawa: Love, 1976.
- Hamilton, Michelle A. Collections and Objections: Aboriginal Material Culture in Southern Ontario, 1791-1914. Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2010.
External links
- Notes on Primitive Man in Ontario
- Archival papers held at University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services
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