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
[edit]Eayrs won theGovernor General's Award for English-language non-fictionat the1965 Governor General's Awardsfor his bookIn Defence of Canada: From the Great War to the Great Depression.[2]The book, which examined Canadian military and defence policy during the period between theFirst World Warand theGreat Depression,[3]was the first in a multi-volume series on Canadian military history and was followed byIn 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]andIn Defence of Canada: Indochina, Roots of Complicity(1983).[7]
A professor of history at theUniversity of Toronto[citation needed]and later atDalhousie University,he was awarded theCanada Council Molson Prizein 1984[8]and was named afellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[9]
His wife,Elizabeth Eayrs,sat onToronto City Councilfrom 1972 to 1978.[10]
References
[edit]- ^"James EAYRS obituary".The Globe and Mail.13–17 February 2021.Retrieved19 February2021.
- ^"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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