David Thompson – The Explorer

Charles Norris Cochrane (1889-1945) was a Canadian historian and philosopher. He was born in Omenee, Ontario, in the Kawartha Lakes Region. He was educated at the University of Toronto and was appointed to the Faculty of Ancient History in 1919. His work centered on the foundational aspects of Western civilization and his realization that it was doomed to oscillate between idealism (animal faith) and naturalism (the detritus of skepticism). His most notable work, Christianity and Classical Culture, studies the emergence of Christianity from the ruins of Roman civilization. He also wrote Thucydides and the Science of History. (Canadian Encyclopedia)

William Stewart Wallace (1884-1970) was a Canadian historian and librarian. Educated at University of Toronto and Oxford University, he taught for a few years before becoming a librarian at the University of Toronto. He was chief librarian for 30 years before retiring in 1954. He wrote three books in the Chronicles of Canada series which we host here at Faded Page. He also began editing The Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography, first published in 1927 and now in its fourth edition and remains a go-to reference for all notable Canadians. (Macmillan Dictionary of Canadian Biography)