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John Murray Gibbon

ジョン マレー ギボン

Jon Murē Gibon

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1875-04-12 （C Ceylon）
Died
1952-07-02 （Montreal, Quebec） age 77
Nationality
Scottish-Canadian
Languages
English
Residence History
Ceylon (birth) → Canada (immigrated 1913) → Montreal, Quebec (death)

Career

Occupations
writer, cultural promoter, Canadian Pacific Railway employee
Active Years
1909-1952
Affiliations
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), Canadian Authors Association (founding president)

Education

University of Aberdeen
Country: United Kingdom
University of Oxford
Country: United Kingdom
Georg August University of Göttingen
Country: Germany

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Canadian Mosaic

1938 Cultural history

Depicts Canadian multicultural society as a mosaic.

multiculturalismcultural mosaic

Steel of Empire

1935 History

Romantic history of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

railway historyCanadian development

Scots in Canada

1911 History

History of Scots in Canada.

immigration history

Bibliography

  • The True Annals Of Fairyland In The Reign Of King Cole [edited], (1909)
  • Scots In Canada, (1911)
  • Hearts And Faces: The Adventure Of A Soul, (1916)
  • Drums Afar, (1918)
  • A Canadian Calendar, (1919)
  • The Conquering Hero, (1920)
  • Pagan Love, (1922)
  • Eyes Of A Gypsy, (1926)
  • French Canadian Folk Songs [translated & edited], (1928)
  • Canadian Folksongs Old And New [translated & edited], (1929)
  • Prince Charlie And Flora, (1929)
  • Melody And Lyric, From Chaucer To The Cavaliers, (1930)
  • The Magic Of Melody, (1933)
  • Steel Of Empire:...The Canadian Pacific Railway..., (1935)
  • Northland Songs, (1936)
  • The Man Comes Down From The Moon, (1937)
  • Canadian Mosaic: The Making Of A Northern Nation, (1938)
  • Our Old Montreal, (1938)
  • New World Ballads, (1939)
  • The New Canadian Loyalists, (1941)
  • Pioneer Songs Of Canada, (1941)
  • Canada In Song, (1941)
  • The Victorian Order Of Nurses For Canada, (1947)
  • Three Centuries Of Canadian Nursing [with Mary S MATHEWSON], (1947)
  • Canadian Cadences, (1949)
  • New Colour For The Canadian Mosaic: The Displaced Person, (1951)
  • The Romance Of The Canadian Canoe, (1951)
  • Ballads Of BC

Legacy

Influenced Canadian multiculturalism policies with the 'cultural mosaic' concept from Canadian Mosaic. Organized CPR Festivals promoting folk culture.

In Popular Culture

  • Founder of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies (1923).

Trivia

  • Organized CPR Festivals.
  • Published French Canadian Folk Songs.
  • Enthusiast of horseback riding in the Canadian Rockies.