Jules Paivio Explained

Jules Peter Paivio (29 April 1917 – 4 September 2013)[1] was a Canadian architect, professor, and soldier. A veteran of the Spanish Civil War, he was the last surviving member of the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion.

Early life and family

Paivio was born near Port Arthur, Ontario,[2] and raised in nearby Sudbury by his Finnish parents.[3] His father Aku Päiviö was a Finnish Canadian journalist, poet and socialist. Päiviö's brother Allan Paivio was an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Western Ontario. He was best known for his dual-coding theory.[4]

Spanish Civil War

Paivio left Canada at the age of 19 to fight in the Spanish Civil War.[3] He was captured during the war, saved from execution by an Italian officer, and placed in a prisoner-of-war camp.[3] Paivio was the last surviving Canadian veteran of the Spanish Civil War, and in 2012 he was honored by the Spanish government by being granted honorary citizenship.[5]

World War II

During World War II, Paivio trained soldiers in map-reading and surveying.[5]

Academic career

Paivio was a trained architect and taught at Ryerson University.[2]

Death

Jules Paivio died on 4 September 2013, at the age of 97.[3]

External links

Documentary film "To My Son in Spain: Finnish Canadians in the Spanish Civil War

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jules PAIVIO Obituary (2013) - Toronto Star. .
  2. Web site: Man of conviction - Jules Paivio is an unwavering left-winger, academic and Spanish civil war veteran. 10 September 2013. Vapaa Sana.
  3. Web site: Mac-Paps fought fascism, but their last dies unnoticed. 10 September 2013. 9 September 2013. Terrence Rundle West. Ottawa Citizen. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921110640/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Paps%2Bfought%2Bfascism%2Btheir%2Blast%2Bdies%2Bunnoticed/8889754/story.html. 21 September 2013. Cf. West's 2011 novel Not in my father's footsteps, exploring and complicating the individual Canadian experience.
  4. Web site: Idealist fought fascism during Spanish Civil War . The Globe and Mail . 17 October 2013 . 8 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116184051/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20131017.OBJULESPAIVIO1016ATL/BDAStory/BDA/deaths . 16 January 2017 . dead .
  5. News: Spain grants citizenship to Canadian veteran of the Spanish Civil War. 10 September 2013. 23 January 2012. Adrian Morrow. Globe & Mail.

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