About E.R. Seary
Lived 1908 – 1984 (aged 75–76). E.R. Seary was a Canadian writer.
Edgar Ronald Seary (1908, in Sheffield, England – 1984) was an educator and writer of two influential and important books regarding the history of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Seary, son of Henry and Edith (Brunt) Seary was educated at Sheffield University. He was fellow at Sheffield and in 1933 lectured at Mannheim, Germany and also trained interpreters for diplomatic and consular service. While a lecturer at Rhodes University, South Africa he published a bibliography of South African literature and during World War II he was captain in the South African Army. In 1951 he was appointed English Chair at the College of Arts and Science, Baghdad.
Seary was awarded honorary degrees from both Sheffield and Memorial Universities and made Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Society of Antiquaries of London.
A promontory peak near the town of Bellevue was posthumous named in his honor.
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Who was E.R. Seary?
Canadian writer (1908–1984)
When was E.R. Seary born?
E.R. Seary was born in 1908.
When did E.R. Seary die?
E.R. Seary died in 1984.
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E.R. Seary was a writer.
What nationality was E.R. Seary?
E.R. Seary was Canadian.
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