Eric Harvie
| Eric Lafferty Harvie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 2, 1892 Orillia, Ontario |
| Died |
January 11, 1975 (aged 82) Calgary, Alberta |
Eric Lafferty Harvie, OC (2 April 1892 – 11 January 1975) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Glenbow Museum, one of Western Canada's largest museums.[1]
After drillers struck oil on land where he held mineral rights, lawyer Eric Lafferty Harvie used much of the resulting multimillion-dollar fortune benevolently. He assisted such diverse organizations as Glenbow Foundation, the Calgary Zoo and the Banff Centre for the Arts.
In 1967, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for services to the Arts and the community".[2]
Further reading
- Fred Diehl (1989). A gentleman from a fading age : Eric Lafferty Harvie. The Devonian Foundation. ISBN 0-919869-02-5.
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