Background
McKay, Alexander Gordon was born on December 24, 1924 in Toronto. Son of Alexander Lynn and Marjory Maude Redfern (Nicoll) McKay.
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Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World by Alexander G. McKay (1998-05-01)
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Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World
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In Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World, Alexander G. McKay examines simple houses, mansions, estates, and palatial buildings, and he pays particular attention to accounts of ancient writers that deal with such topics as house design, interiors, furnishings, and gardens. Describing innovative high-rise apartments, her compact civic squares, large public buildings, temples, shopping centers, and commercial areas, he shows that Roman civilization was astonishingly similar to our own. He also discusses the conditions of life in the Roman provinces, where recent discoveries have shed fresh light on private and communal living. McKay has enhanced the text by the inclusion of over 150 illustrations of plans, sites, and reconstructions.
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Alexander Gordon McKay, Canadian Classics educator. Decorated knight commander Order St. John of Jerusalem; officer Order ofCan.; recipient Silver Jubilee medal Queen Elizabeth II, 1977, 125thAnniversary medal Canada confederation; Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1947-1948, Canada Council fellow, 1973-1974, Killam research fellow, 1979-1980, fellow Vanier College, York University, since 1991, visiting scholar, since 1996.
Education
Bachelor, U. Toronto, 1946; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1947; Master of Arts, Princeton University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1950; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Manitoba, 1986; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Brock U., 1990; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Queen's U., 1991; Doctor of Letters (honorary), McMaster U., 1992; Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Waterloo, 1993.
Career
Member of faculty classics, Wells College, 1949-1950;
member of faculty classics, University of Pennsylvania, 1950-1951;
member of faculty classics, U. Manitoba, 1951-1952, 55-57;
member of faculty classics, Mount Allison U., 1952-1953;
member of faculty classics, Waterloo College, 1953-1955;
member of faculty, McMaster U., 1957-1990;
professor, department chairman classics, McMaster U., 1962-1968, 76-79;
dean humanities, McMaster U., 1968-1973;
member of faculty senate, McMaster U., 1968-1973, 85-87;
professor emeritus, McMaster U., since 1990;
Distinguished visiting professor classics, U. Colorado, 1978;
professor in charge, Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, Rome, 1975;
visiting member, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, 1979, 81. Visiting scholar University Texas, Austin, 1987, Hardt, Vandoeuvres, Geneva, 1988;visiting fellow Trinity College, Cambridge, 1988. Adjunct Professor Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1989, 92-95.
Adjunct Professor humanities York University, 1990-1996. Distinguished visiting lecturer Concordia U., Montreal, 1992-1993, Rockefeller Study and Conference Center, Bellagio (Como) Italy, 1993.
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Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World
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- Naples and Coastal Campania. Ancient Campania: Volume II
- Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World by Alexander G. McKay (1998-05-01)
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Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World
Membership
President, Board of Governors Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, 1967-1996, Hamilton Chamber Music Society, 1965-1967, Hamilton branch Architectural Conservancy Ontario, 1965-1967, Hamilton and Region Arts county, 1971-1972. Board directors Canada Federation Humanities, 1980-1982. Vice-president, director International Academy Union, 1978-1990.
Vice president U. Bristol, Institute Hellenic & Roman Studies. Trustee Hamilton Foundation, 1972-1975. Board of Governors Art Gallery Hamilton.
Board of Governors, director Boris Brott Summer Music Festival, since 1989, Montreal Chamber Music Festival, since 1997. Presidential board of trustees McMaster U. Art Gallery, 1985-1991. President Sir Ernest MacMillan String Ensemble, 1988-1990.
Member of advisory board Institute for Classical Tradition, Boston University, 1987-1988. Vice-president, director Bach-Elgar Choral Society, Hamilton, 1992-1995. Fellow Royal Society Canada (honorary editor 1970-1983, president 1984-1987, past president 1987-1989, Centennial medal 1982).
Member Vergilian Society (president 1972-1974, Honorary President for Life since 1988, chairman Villa Vergiliana management committee since 1993), Classical Association Middle West and South (award of merit committee 1989-1991), Classical Association Canada (vice president 1970-1972, 76-78, president 1978-1980), Ontario Classical Association (honorary president since 1994), Societas Cumana (trustee 1993-1996), Master Print and Drawing Society (Toronto) (vice president since 1998), The Campanian Society, Inc. (director 1994-1996), Yale Club (New York City), University Club (Pittsburgh), Tamahaac Club (Ancaster), Arts and Letters Club (Toronto), X Club (Toronto), Faculty Club (McMaster).
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Married Helen Jean Zulauf, December 24, 1964. Stepchildren: Julie Anne Stephanie Brott, Danae Helen Fraser.
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Decorated knight commander Order St. John of Jerusalem. Officer Order ofCan. Recipient Silver Jubilee medal Queen Elizabeth II, 1977, 125thAnniversary medal Canada confederation. Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1947-1948, Canada Council fellow, 1973-1974, Killam research fellow, 1979-1980, fellow Vanier College, York University, since 1991, visiting scholar, since 1996.Decorated knight commander Order St. John of Jerusalem. Officer Order ofCan. Recipient Silver Jubilee medal Queen Elizabeth II, 1977, 125thAnniversary medal Canada confederation.
Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1947-1948, Canada Council fellow, 1973-1974, Killam research fellow, 1979-1980, fellow Vanier College, York University, since 1991, visiting scholar, since 1996.