Eric Arthur

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Eric Ross Arthur
Born	(1898-07-01)July 1, 1898 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	November 1, 1982(1982-11-01) (aged 84) Toronto, Ontario
Awards	Order of Canada

Eric Ross Arthur, CC (1 July 1898 – 1 November 1982) was a Canadian architect, writer and educator.

Born in Dunedin, New Zealand and educated in England, he served in World War I with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He emigrated to Canada in 1923 to teach architecture at the University of Toronto.

During the Centennial of the City of Toronto, in 1934, Arthur was on the "Toronto's Hundred Years" Publication Committee, which published Toronto's 100 Years.

Arthur was a professor until 1966, and remained a professor emeritus until his death. In 1963, he wrote the book, Toronto: No Mean City. In 1968, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.^[1]

References

"Building for the future New architecture gallery important addition to U of T". The Varsity Online. Archived from the original on January 21, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2005.

↑ Office of the Governor General of Canada. Order of Canada citation. Queen's Printer for Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2010

External links

Eric Arthur at The Canadian Encyclopedia

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 70169481 LCCN: n50001883 ISNI: 0000 0000 8392 2721

Persondata
Name	Arthur, Eric
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian architect
Date of birth	1898-07-01
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of death	1982-11-01
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario

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