Lorne Pierce Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1962) Winner
Francis Reginald Scott
フランシス・レジナルド・スコット
Furanshisu Rejinarudo Sukotto
Aliases:
Frank Scott / F. R. Scott
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1899-08-01 （Quebec City, Quebec, Canada）
- Died
- 1985-01-30 （Montreal, Quebec, Canada） age 85
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Anglican
- Residence History
- Quebec City (birthplace) → Montreal (main residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, legal scholar, constitutional scholar, university professor, lawyer, political activist
- Active Years
- 1925-1985
- Affiliations
- McGill University Faculty of Law
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Canada (FRSC), British Academy (FBA)
- Influenced By
- H. A. Smith, R. H. Tawney
- Influenced
- A. J. M. Smith
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's University | — | Arts | BA | 1918-1922 | Canada |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | — | Literae Humaniores | BA | 1922-1923 | United Kingdom |
| McGill University | — | Faculty of Law | LL.B. | 1924-1927 | Canada |
Bishop's University
Arts
Degree:
BA
Period:
1918-1922
Year of Graduation:
1922
Country:
Canada
Undergraduate studies
Magdalen College, Oxford
Literae Humaniores
Degree:
BA
Period:
1922-1923
Year of Graduation:
1923
Country:
United Kingdom
Rhodes Scholar
McGill University
Faculty of Law
Degree:
LL.B.
Period:
1924-1927
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
Canada
Law studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Governor General's Award | Essays on the Constitution | ノンフィクション | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Governor General's Award | Collected Poems of F. R. Scott | 詩 | Governor General of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Lorne Pierce Medal | — | — | Royal Society of Canada | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Molson Prize | — | — | Canada Council for the Arts | 受賞 |
Governor General's Award
1977
Work:
Essays on the Constitution
Category:
ノンフィクション
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Governor General's Award
1981
Work:
Collected Poems of F. R. Scott
Category:
詩
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
受賞
Lorne Pierce Medal
1962
Organization:
Royal Society of Canada
Result:
受賞
Molson Prize
1965
Organization:
Canada Council for the Arts
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Collected Poems of F. R. Scott
1981 PoetryA collection of Scott's lifetime poems. Winner of Governor General's Award.
Canadian landscapesocial order
Bibliography
- Overture (1945)
- Events and Signals (1954)
- The Eye of the Needle (1957)
- Signature (1964)
- Selected Poems (1966)
- Trouvailles (1967)
- The Dance Is One (1973)
- Essays on the Constitution (1977)
Translations by Author
- St-Denys Garneau & Anne Hebert: Translations (1962)
- Poems of French Canada (1977)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ModernismsatireMontreal Group
- Recurring Motifs
- Laurentian landscapesocialismChristian socialism
Legacy
Prominent Canadian poet, constitutional scholar, and founder of social democratic movements. Won Governor General's Award twice for poetry and non-fiction. Contributed to founding CCF.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Canada
Archives
- Library and Archives Canada (Francis Reginald Scott fonds)
In Popular Culture
- Leonard Cohen set Scott's villanelle 'A Villanelle for Our Time' to music on album Dear Heather.
Trivia
- Served as National Chairman of CCF 1942-1950.
- Dean of McGill University Faculty of Law (1961-1964).
- Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.