- Barker Fairley
Barker Fairley (
May 21 1887 –October 11 1986 ) was a British-born painter, writer, and educator. He lived most of his long life in Canada.He was born in
Barnsley ,Yorkshire and died inToronto ,Canada .He was educated at
Leeds , and in 1907 was granted a Ph.D. fromJena University inGermany . His first academic appointment was at Jena. In 1910, he joined the faculty at theUniversity of Alberta in Edmonton. He joined theUniversity of Toronto 's German department in 1915 where he taught until the end of his career as aprofessor . In 1978, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada for his "unique contribution to Canadian scholarship".Barker Fairley spent much of his professional artistic life in Ontario, where he was also mentor and teacher to Charles Meanwell and Vincent Thomas.
His first wife,
Margaret Fairley , was a notable Canadian political activist.Quotes
External links
* [http://www.news.utoronto.ca/bin/bulletin/mar23_98/forum.htm The People vs. Barker and Margaret Fairley]
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0002703 Barker Fairley] atThe Canadian Encyclopedia
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