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Francis Reginald Scott

Canadian legal scholar (1899-1985) · Canada · Writers · Died at 85

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Francis Reginald Scott, commonly known as Frank Scott or F. R. Scott, was a lawyer, Canadian poet, intellectual, and constitutional scholar. He helped found the first Canadian social democratic party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and its successor, the New Democratic Party.

A life in dates

1985Died30 January 19851977Governor General's Award for English-language non-fictionAward1969Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward1966Molson PrizeAward1962Lorne Pierce MedalAward1940Guggenheim FellowshipAward1920Rhodes ScholarshipAward1899Born1 August 1899

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Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction1977
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University1969
Molson Prize1966
Lorne Pierce Medal1962
Guggenheim Fellowship1940
Rhodes Scholarship1920
Companion of the Order of Canada
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Fellow of the British Academy
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Francis Reginald Scott, commonly known as Frank Scott or F. R. Scott, was a lawyer, Canadian poet, intellectual, and constitutional scholar. He helped found the first Canadian social democratic party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and its successor, the New Democratic Party. He won Canada's top literary prize, the Governor General's Award, twice, once for poetry and once for non-fiction. He was married to artist Marian Dale Scott.

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Canada
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1985 · aged 85

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