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Biographical sketch/Administrative History
George Williams Brown (1894-1963), educator and editor, was born in Canada and educated there and in the
United States receiving the PhD from the University of Chicago (1924). After teaching at the University of
Michigan in 1924, he returned to the University of Toronto in the following year and remained with
that institution in one capacity or another until his death in 1963. Brown served as editor of
the 'Canadian historical review' (1930-1946), and as the general editor of the University of Toronto
Press (1946-1953). He also served as honorary editor of the Royal Society of Canada, as on the
editorial committee of the Canadian Social Science Research Council. In 1959 Brown became the first
editor of the 'Dictionary of Canadian biography,' although he died prior to the publication of its first volume.
Brown was also a prolific writer and the author of several books and articles dealing with Canadian history,
Canadian-American relations and Canada's role in the world. Among his titles were, 'Readings in
Canadian history,'(1941), 'Building the Canadian nation,' (1942) and 'Canada,' (1950), for which he
served as general editor. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1945.
From: York University Archives and Special Collections
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Biographical Sketch/Administrative History:
George Williams Brown (1894-1963), educator and editor, was born in Canada and educated there and
in the United States receiving the PhD from the University of Chicago (1924). After teaching at the
University of Michigan in 1924, he returned to the University of Toronto in the following year and remained with
that institution in one capacity or another until his death in 1963. Brown served as editor of
the ’Canadian historical review’ (1930-1946), and as the general editor of the University of Toronto
Press (1946-1953). He also served as honorary editor of the Royal Society of Canada, as on the
editorial committee of the Canadian Social Science Research Council. In 1959 Brown became the first
editor of the ’Dictionary of Canadian biography,’ although he died prior to the publication of its first
volume. Brown was also a prolific writer and the author of several books and articles dealing
with Canadian history, Canadian-American relations and Canada’s role in the world. Among his titles
were, ’Readings in Canadian history,’(1941), ’Building the Canadian nation,’ (1942) and ’Canada,’ (1950),
for which he served as general editor. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1945.