George Munro

George Munro (November 12, 1825 – April 23, 1896) was a Canadian dime novel publisher and philanthropist, best known for his financial support for Dalhousie University.

Born in Nova Scotia, Munro moved to New York City in 1856 to pursue a career in publishing. He was the fourth of ten or twelve children, Munro became an apprentice at a local newspaper known as The Observer.

Publishing industry In October 1856, Munro moved to New York City. At this time, Munro began to grow interested in publishing dime novels: reprints of popular works in cheap journals. Further chairs followed in English literature and philosophy in 1882 (for which he nominated his future son-in-law, Jacob Gould Schurman), constitutional and international law in 1883 (for which he nominated Richard Chapman Weldon and inaugurated the Dalhousie Law School), and English in 1884. winter sports are still associated with the day. Over the course of the university's history, other activities associated with Munro Day included varsity games, musical performances, and ice skating.