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Encyclopedia > Paul Hiebert

Paul Hiebert was a Canadian writer and humourist best known for his novel Sarah Binks, which was awarded the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1948. He was born in Pilot Mound, Manitoba in 1892 and was educated at the University of Manitoba, University of Toronto, and McGill University. He died 1987 in Carman, Manitoba. The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (usually the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Stephen Leacock Award) is an annual award presented to the best work of humorous literature written in English by a Canadian. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The University of Manitoba (established in 1877) is one of two universities in Winnipeg, Manitoba and was the first university ever established in Western Canada. ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... McGill University (Université McGill), is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carman (49°30′ N 098°00′ W) is a town of about 3000 people that lies north of the city of Winkler in the Pembina Valley Region of southern Manitoba. ...


Bibliography

  • Sarah Binks (1947)
  • Tower in Siloam (1966)
  • Willows Revisited (1967)
  • Doubting Castle: A Spiritual Autobiography (1976)
  • For the Birds (1980)
  • Not as the Scribes (1984)

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