James Eayrs
James Eayrs | |
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| Born | James George Eayrs October 13, 1926 London, England |
| Died | February 6, 2021 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Discipline | Political science |
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James George Eayrs, OC, FRSC (13 October 1926 – 6 February 2021) was a Canadian historian.[1]
Biography
Eayrs won the
First World War and the Great Depression,[3] was the first in a multi-volume series on Canadian military history and was followed by In Defence of Canada, Vol. 2: Appeasement and Rearmament (1965),[4] In Defence of Canada: Peacemaking and Deterrence (1972),[5] In Defence of Canada: Growing Up Allied (1980)[6] and In Defence of Canada: Indochina, Roots of Complicity (1983).[7]
A professor of history at the University of Toronto[citation needed] and later at Dalhousie University, he was awarded the Canada Council Molson Prize in 1984[8] and was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[9]
His wife, Elizabeth Eayrs, sat on Toronto City Council from 1972 to 1978.[10]
References
- ^ "James EAYRS obituary". The Globe and Mail. 13–17 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Council Names 5 for Awards". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Canadian Press. 1 April 1966. p. 14.
- ^ Foulkes, Charles (28 November 1964). "Between the Wars, the Services Fought On". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A13.
- ^ Underhill, Frank H. (1 January 1966). "Was King Innocent or Statesman?". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. A13.
- ^ Cook, Ramsay (14 October 1972). "Eayrs the Rational Scholar". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 33.
- ^ Cook, Ramsay (8 March 1980). "The Origin and Growth of NATO from the Prima Ballerina of Foreign Policy Scholarship". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. E15.
- ^ Kirton, John (20 August 1983). "Thankless Tasks in the Far East". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. E12.
- ^ Cherry, Zena (20 November 1984). "Prof. James Eayrs Wins Prize". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. F16.
- ^ Fraser, Matthew (20 November 1984). "Eayrs, Dube Win $50,000 Prizes". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. M9.
- ^ Lind, Loren (12 November 1974). "In the Basements, a Campaign Is Born". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 5.
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