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Archibald McKellar MacMechan FRSC (June 21, 1862 – 7 August 1933) was a Canadian academic at Dalhousie University and writer. His works deal mainly with Nova Scotia and its history. The Halifax Disaster (Explosion) was an official history of the Halifax Explosion.
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Died | August 7, 1933 71) | (aged
Awards | Lorne Pierce Medal (1932) |
Born in Berlin, Ontario (now known as Kitchener), he is credited with reviving Herman Melville's reputation in North America.[1] He had written to Melville in 1889, right at the end of his life.[2]
He was awarded the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1932.
He was a long-term member of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society.
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