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Norman Ward

1918 – 1990

Canadian writer and academic

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Lived 1918 – 1990 (aged 71). Norman Ward was a Canadian historian, political scientist, biographer and politician.

Norman McQueen Ward (May 19, 1918 – February 6, 1990) was a Canadian writer and academic. A longtime professor of political science at the University of Saskatchewan, his writings spanned a wide variety of genres from politics to biography to humor. he was educated at McMaster University and the University of Toronto. staying with the institution until his retirement in 1985.

He died in 1990 in Saskatoon.

Works The Government of Canada (multiple editions 1947–1970, coedited with Robert MacGregor Dawson) The Canadian House of Commons: Representation (1950) Mice in the Beer (1960) The Public Purse: A Study in Canadian Democracy (1962) The Fully-Processed Cheese (1964) Politics in Saskatchewan (1968) Bilingualism and Biculturalism in the Canadian House of Commons (1968) Her Majesty's Mice (1977) Jimmy Gardiner: Relentless Liberal (1990)

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Important facts

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Education
University of Toronto, McMaster University
Awards
Officer of the Order of Canada; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Also known as
Norman McQueen Ward

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Norman Ward?

Canadian writer and academic

When was Norman Ward born?

Norman Ward was born on 19 May 1918 in Hamilton.

When did Norman Ward die?

Norman Ward died on 6 February 1990 in Saskatoon.

What was Norman Ward's occupation?

Norman Ward was a historian, political scientist, biographer and politician.

What nationality was Norman Ward?

Norman Ward was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Norman Ward

· Wikidata: Q18385269

· DBpedia: Norman Ward

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