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O'Flaherty, Patrick, 1939-2017


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    • Patrick Augustine
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    • found: Neary, P. F. Part of the main, c1983:t.p. (Patrick O'Flaherty) Can CIP data (O'Flaherty, Patrick, 1939-) jkt. (prof. of English, Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland)
    • found: LC data base, 6-4-84(hdg.: O'Flaherty, Patrick)
    • found: Paddy boy, 2015:title page (Patrick O'Flaherty) back cover (retired professor of English; lives in St. John's)
    • found: OCLC, January 27, 2016(access points: O'Flaherty, Patrick; O'Flaherty, Patrick, 1939- ; O'Flaherty, Patrick A.; usage: Patrick O'Flaherty; Patrick A. O'Flaherty)
    • found: Carnell's Funeral Home WWW site, August 22, 2017:Obituaries (Patrick Augustine O'Flaherty, [died] August 16, 2017)
    • found: The globe and mail, 2 September 2017, online, viewed 3 October 2017(Patrick O' Flaherty, English professor, historian and author who played a significant role in the growth of Newfoundland letters and literature, died Aug. 16 while swimming in a pond in Keels, Bonavista Bay, Nfld.; born Patrick Augustine O'Flaherty in Burnt Pond, Northern Bay; earned a BA (honours) from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1959, an MA there the next year, and a PhD from University College, London, in 1963; taught briefly at the University of Manitoba before coming to MUN in 1965, served as department head from 1982 to 1987, and retired in 1995 to write full time; ran in the 1979 federal election; co-founded the Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1987, served on the Canada Council for the Arts from 1981 to 1984, and sat twice on the Governor-General's Awards jury for fiction; inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council Hall of Honour in 2003 and received the Order of Canada in 2007; wrote 15 books)
    • found: Wikipedia, viewed 6 September 2017:Patrick O'Flaherty, writer (Patrick O'Flaherty CM; Newfoundland and Labrador writer, historian, and academic; born October 6, 1939 in Long Beach, part of Northern Bay, Conception Bay; received a B.A. and M.A. from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Ph.D. from University College London in 1963; taught at the University of Manitoba, before joining the English department at Memorial in 1965, retiring in 1995; author of two books of short stories and two novels as well as other works; became a Member of the Order of Canada in 2007; died August 16, 2017)
    • found: Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, 6 September 2017(Patrick O'Flaherty, C.M., Ph.D.; St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador; Member of the Order of Canada, awarded on October 5, 2006, invested on October 26, 2007; As a scholar, historian and novelist, Patrick O'Flaherty has been an important contributor to the heritage and culture of his province. Professor emeritus of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland, he introduced courses on Newfoundland literature and was co-founder and editor of the journal Newfoundland and Labrador Studies. His books and articles on political history have been passionate and compelling additions to the study of the island and its pre-Confederation history. A respected promoter of the arts, he has also shared his broad knowledge as a consultant, newspaper columnist and public speaker)
    • found: Amicus database, 6 September 2017(authorized access point (0102L7956): O'Flaherty, Patrick, 1939- ; variant access points: O'Flaherty, P. A., 1939- , O'Flaherty, Patrick Augustine, 1939- )
  • LC Classification

    • PR9199.3.O323
    • PS8579F52
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  • Change Notes

    • 1984-06-06: new
    • 2017-10-07: revised
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