Crawford Brough MacPherson

Background

MacPherson, Crawford Brough was born on November 18, 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Walter Ernest and Elsie Margaret (Adams) MacPherson.

Education

Bachelor, U. Toronto, 1933; Master of Science, U. London, 1935; Doctor of Science, U. London, 1955; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Memorial U. Newfoundland, 1970; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Queen's U., 1970; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Western Ontario, 1973; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Guelph, 1980.

Career

Lecturer political economy, U. Toronto, 1935-1942, 44-45; faculty, U. Toronto, from 1945; associate professor political economy, U. Toronto, 1951-1956; professor political science, U. Toronto, from 1956; University professor, U. Toronto, from 1975. Acting professor economics, political science U. N.B., 1942-1943. Executive officer Wartime Information Board, Ottawa, Ontario, 1943-1944.

Visiting professor Hebrew U., Jerusalem,1972, Institute Philosophy, Aarhus (Denmark) U., 1975.

Achievements

• Crawford Brough MacPherson has been listed as a notable Political scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: Hobbes to Locke (Oxford Paperbacks) by Crawford Brough Macpherson (1964-12-31)
  • The Real World of Democracy (Poiesis E Critica Mitica) By MacPherson, C B ( Author ) 1992 ) Paperback

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Canada, Royal History Society (England). Member International Political Science Association (executive member 1950-1958), Canada Political Science Association (president 1963-1964), Conference for Study Political Thought (chairman 1972-1974, 76-77), Canada Association U. Teachers (president 1968-1969).

Connections

Married Kathleen Margaret Walker, September 25, 1943. Children: Susan Margaret, Stephen Denis, Sheila Jane.

Father:

Walter Ernest MacPherson

Mother:

Elsie Margaret (Adams) MacPherson

Spouse:

Kathleen Margaret Walker

child:

Susan Margaret MacPherson

child:

Sheila Jane MacPherson

child:

Stephen Denis MacPherson