Dr. Duncan Campbell Scott
Source: Library and Archives Canada, PA-165842

Duncan Campbell Scott (August 2, 1862-December 19, 1947) was a Canadian poet and prose writer. Charles G.D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, Archibald Lampman and Scott are known as the "Confederation poets". August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Charles G. D. Roberts Source: Library and Archives Canada, C-006718 Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts (January 10, 1860-November 26, 1943) was a Canadian poet and prose writer. ... Bliss Carman Bliss Carman (April 15, 1861 - June 8, 1929) was a preeminent Canadian poet. ... Archibald Lampman ( November 17, 1861 - February 10, 1899) was a Canadian poet. ... We dont have an article called Canadian-confederation Start this article Search for Canadian-confederation in. ...

He was born in Ottawa in 1862. Early in life, he became an accomplished pianist. In 1879, he joined the federal Department of Indian Affairs. In 1883, he met Archibald Lampman who introduced him to poetry and prose writing. His best work was inspired by the Canadian wilderness and the native people of North America. Although the displacement of First Nations people from their lands is a frequent theme in his poetry, Scott also represented the Canadian government in negotiations with them as part of his job. {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... The Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, also referred to as Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for policies governing First Nations and Canadas three northern territories. ... Carved mask in Vancouver First NationsRawr Im a lion! is a term of ethnicity used in Canada that is meant to replace the use of the word Indian. It refers to the Indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, and their descendants, who are not...

In 1894, he married Belle Botsford, a concert pianist, who he had met at a recital in Ottawa. After Lampman died in 1899, Scott helped publish a number of editions of Lampman's poetry. He became a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1899 and served as its president from 1921 to 1922. He was awarded the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1927 for his contributions to Canadian literature. The Royal Society of Canada, The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ... The Lorne Pierce Medal is awarded every two years by the Royal Society of Canada to recognize achievement of special significance and conspicuous merit in imaginative or critical literature written in either English or French. ...

His wife died in 1929 and, two years later, he married another poet, Elsie Aylen. He retired from the Canadian Civil Service in 1932. He died in December 1947 in Ottawa at the age of 85 and is buried in Beechwood Cemetery. Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is a 160 acre (647,000 m²) cemetery designated as a National Historic Site in 2001. ...

External link

• Article in the Canadian poetry archive