About Beryl Rowland
Lived 1918 – 2003 (aged 85). Beryl Rowland was a historian, writer, researcher and professor.
Beryl Winnifred Rowland (April 10, 1918 - April 24, 2003) was a Scottish-Canadian literature scholar, especially of Chaucer, having been Distinguished Research Professor at York University in Toronto. She was the first woman doctoral graduate in English at the University of British Columbia, and an honorary doctorate of Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was especially interested in symbolism in literature. After retirement, she and her husband, Dr. Murray Rowland, a physician, moved to Victoria, British Columbia, where Rowland, widowed, died.
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Who was Beryl Rowland?
historian, author, professor (1918–2003)
When was Beryl Rowland born?
Beryl Rowland was born on 10 April 1918 in Scotland.
When did Beryl Rowland die?
Beryl Rowland died on 24 April 2003 in Victoria.
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Beryl Rowland was a historian, writer, researcher and professor.
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