C. B. Sissons Explained
Charles Bruce Sissons, FRSC (1879May 27, 1965) was a Canadian historian.
Charles Bruce Sissons was born in 1879 in Crown Hill, Ontario (now part of Springwater). He graduated from Victoria College (now Victoria University, Toronto) with a degree in classics in 1901, taking the gold medal.[1]
Sissons taught in Revelstoke, British Columbia, for four years before coming to Victoria College to teach classics. He retired in 1947[2] and died on May 27, 1965, in Toronto.[3]
He received the J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal in 1952.
Books
- Egerton Ryerson: His Life and Letters (volume 1, 1937;[4] volume 2, 1947[5])
- A History of Victoria University (1952)[6]
- Church & State in Canadian Education: An Historical Study (1959)[7]
- Nil Alienum: The Memoirs of C. B. Sissons (1964)[8]
Notes and References
- Book: The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Macmillan of Canada. 1978. 0-7705-1462-6. McKay. William Angus. 4th. 774. 4576673.
- Book: Story. Norah. The Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Literature. Oxford University Press. 1968. 766. 1150996067. Norah Story.
- News: May 28, 1965. Toronto Professor Dies at 85. 4. The Windsor Star. The Canadian Press. newspapers.com.
- Morison. J. L.. 1938. none. History. new series. 23. 90. 174–176. 0018-2648. 24401187.
- Clark. S. D.. May 1948. none. The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 14. 2. 255. 10.2307/138014. 138014.
- Reviews of History of Victoria University:
- Stewart. John Hall. July 1953. none. The American Historical Review. 58. 4. 959–961. 10.2307/1842520. 1842520.
- Landon. Fred. September 1953. none. The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 40. 2. 367. 10.2307/1888971. 1888971.
- Moir. John S.. May 1960. none. The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 26. 2. 356. 10.2307/138668. 138668.
- Talman. James J.. 1965. none. Canadian Historical Review. 46. 3. 256–257. 10.3138/chr-046-04-br83 . 1710-1093. .