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Mervyn J. Huston

マーウィン・ジェイ・ハストン

Māvin J. Hasuton

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1912-01-01 (Ashcroft, British Columbia)
Died
2001-03-07 age 89
Nationality
Canadian
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Ashcroft, British Columbia → Edmonton, Alberta

Career

Occupations
pharmacologist, humorist, professor, dean
Active Years
1937-2001
Affiliations
University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Education

University of Alberta
Faculty of Pharmacy / Pharmacy
Degree: Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Year of Graduation: 1937
Country: Canada
University of Alberta
Faculty of Pharmacy / Pharmacy
Degree: Master's degree
Year of Graduation: 1941
Country: Canada
University of Washington
Country: United States
Studied pharmacology

Awards

Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
1982
Work: Gophers Don't Pay Taxes
Organization: Leacock Associates
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Gophers Don't Pay Taxes

1982 Humour novel

Humorous novel about gophers not paying taxes

humourtaxesCanadian life

Bibliography

  • Gophers Don't Pay Taxes
  • Canada Eh to Zed
  • Great Golf Humour
  • Toast to the Bride
  • Prescription for Humour
  • Golf and Murphy's Law
  • The Great Canadian Lover

Style & Themes

Literary Style
humoroussatirical
Recurring Motifs
everyday humourCanadian culture

Legacy

Canadian pharmacologist and humorist known for winning the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Longtime professor and dean at the University of Alberta.

Trivia

  • He was also a musician, playing saxophone in a jazz band in his youth and bassoon with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.