John Herd Thompson

John Herd Thompson (1946 – July 12, 2019) was a Canadian historian. A leading historian of Canada, Thompson taught North American history at a variety of universities, including Simon Fraser University, McGill University, and Duke University during a 40-year teaching career. After retiring from Duke in 2012, he moved to British Columbia. He died from lung cancer in July 2019.

Thompson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and earned a Ph.D. from Queen’s University in 1975.[1] He co-authored the book Canada 1922-1939: Decades of Discord along with Allen Seager,[2] which won the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction.[3]

References
  1. "Professor Emeritus John Herd Thompson Dies at Age 72". today.duke.edu.
  2. Thompson, John; Seager, Allen. "Canada 1922-1939: Decades of Discord". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. "Governor General's Literary Awards" [table of winners, 1936–1999]. online guide to writing in canada (track0.com/ogwc). Retrieved 2021-06-20.


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