F. R. Scott
Canadian legal scholar and poet (1899–1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francis Reginald Scott CC QC FRSC FBA (1899–1985), commonly known as Frank Scott or F. R. Scott, was a lawyer, Canadian poet, intellectual, and constitutional scholar. He helped found the first Canadian social democratic party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and its successor, the New Democratic Party. He won Canada's top literary prize, the Governor General's Award, twice, once for poetry and once for non-fiction. He was married to artist Marian Dale Scott.
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Born | Francis Reginald Scott (1899-08-01)August 1, 1899 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Died | January 30, 1985(1985-01-30) (aged 85) |
Other names | Frank Scott |
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Children | Peter Dale Scott |
Parent | Frederick George Scott |
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Language | English |
Genre | Poetry |
Literary movement | Montreal Group |
Notable works | Collected Poems of F. R. Scott (1981) |
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Sub-discipline | Constitutional law |
School or tradition | Christian socialism |
Institutions | McGill University |
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Notable works | Essays on the Constitution (1977) |
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