Background
Brebner, John Bartlet was born on May 12, 1895 in Toronto, Canada. Son of James and Frances Elizabeth (Bartlet) Brebner.
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John Bartlet Brebner
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Student of University Toronto Schools, 1910-1913, U. Toronto, 1913-1915. Bachelor of Arts, St. John’s College, Oxford, England, 1920, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Letters, Oxford, 1925. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1927.
Doctor of Letters, Brown U., 1944. Doctor of Laws (honorary), McGill University, 1954.
Career
1 son, Elliot James. Lecturer modern history U. Toronto. 1921-1925; instructor history Columbia, 1925-1927. assistant professor, 1927-1935, associate professor 1935-1942, professor, 1942-1954, Gouverneur Morris professor of history, 1954. Pitt. professor American history and instns., fellow St. Johns College, Cambridge, 1954-1955.
Membership
Served in Canadian Army, 1915-1918, in British Army, 1918.; Member advisory council U. in Exil, 1935-1938. Fellow Royal History Society.
Member Economic History Association, American, Canadian (president 1939-1940), history associations, Academy Political Science, Canadian Political Science Association. Member Nova Scotia History Society, The New Brunswick Museum. Clubs: Century Association (New York City).
Connections
Married Adele Mary Rumpf, March 29, 1928.
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Nationality
Canadian
Awards
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Recipient Edward Blake Scholarship, U. Toronto, 1913. Exhibitioner St. John’s College, 1919. W. A. Dunning fellow Columbia, 1933. J. B. Tyrrell History medal Royal Society Canada, 1950.Recipient Edward Blake Scholarship, U. Toronto, 1913. Exhibitioner St. John’s College, 1919. W. A. Dunning fellow Columbia, 1933.
J. B. Tyrrell History medal Royal Society Canada, 1950.