Background
Mowat, Farley McGill was born on May 12, 1921 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Son of Angus McGill and Helen (Thomson) Mowat.
Mowat, Farley McGill was born on May 12, 1921 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Son of Angus McGill and Helen (Thomson) Mowat.
Bachelor, University Toronto, 1949. Doctor of Laws, University Toronto, 1973. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Laurentian University, 1970.
Doctor of Laws, University Lethbridge, Alberta, 1973. Doctor of Laws, University Prince Edward Island, 1979. Doctor of Letters, University Victoria, British Columbia, 1982.
Doctor of Letters, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 1994. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1995.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), University College of Cape Breton, Sydney, Nova Scotia, 1996.
Arctic exploration, science work, 1947-1948; writer, since 1950.
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Served to captain infantry Canadian Army, 1939-1945.
Married Frances Elizabeth Thornhill, December 21, 1947. Children: Robert Alexander, David Peter. Married Claire Angel Wheeler, 1965.