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    Herbert James Palmer

    Herbert James Palmer, lawyer, politician, premier of PEI (b at Charlottetown 26 Aug 1851; d there 22 Dec 1939); son of Edward PALMER. Called to the bar in 1876, appointed Queen's Counsel in 1878, Palmer was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1900.

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    Herbert James Symington

    Herbert James Symington, lawyer, executive (b at Sarnia, Ont 22 Nov 1881; d at Montréal 28 Sept 1965). Symington, admitted to the Manitoba Bar in 1905, became a prominent corporation lawyer and a notable figure in Winnipeg public affairs.

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    Herbert L. Clarke

    Herbert L. (Lincoln) Clarke. Cornetist, bandmaster, violinist, violist, composer, b Woburn, Mass, 12 Sep 1867, d Long Beach, Cal, 30 Jan 1945. His father, William Horatio Clarke (1840-1913), was appointed organist-choirmaster at Jarvis St Baptist Church, Toronto, in 1880.

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    Herbert Leslie Stewart

    Herbert Leslie Stewart, philosopher (b in County Antrim, Ire 31 Mar 1882; d at Halifax 19 Sept 1953). He arrived in Halifax to teach philosophy in 1913, having written his first book, Questions of the Day in Philosophy and Psychology (1912). In Canada his commitment shifted from realism to idealism.

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    Marshall McLuhan

    Herbert Marshall McLuhan, communication theorist (born 21 July 1911 in Edmonton, AB; died 31 December 1980 in Toronto, ON). Professor of English at the University of Toronto, McLuhan became internationally famous during the 1960s for his studies of the effects of mass media on thought and behaviour.

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    Herbert Philp

    Herbert William Philp, MM, journalist and soldier (born 31 January 1889 in Sarnia, ON; died 19 January 1920 in Guelph, ON). From August 1914 to January 1919, Herbert Philp wrote detailed letters about his life as a soldier with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War. Most of his correspondence has survived, providing present-day readers with a first-hand account of the war from an enlisted man’s perspective and a unique window into a period when letters from the Western Front were subject to strict military censorship (see War Measures Act).

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    Herbert Ruff

    Herbert (Alexandre) Ruff. Pianist, accompanist, conductor, composer, b Idaweiche, near Breslau, Germany (which became Wroclaw, Poland), 16 Sep 1918 (or 1916, unconfirmed), naturalized Canadian 1958, d Montreal 19 May 1985.

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    Herbert Sanders

    Herbert Sanders. Organist, choir conductor, composer, teacher, writer, pianist, b Wolverhampton, England, 20 Sep 1878, d Montreal 18 May 1938; ARCM 1896, FRCO 1900, D MUS (McGill) 1912. A pupil of Charles Swinnerton Heap and Charles W. Perkins (organ) and of Charles H.

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    Herbert Spencer

    Herbert Spencer. Conductor, violinist, composer, b Liverpool 28 Feb 1875, d Montreal 24 Dec 1945; Associate, Dominion College of Music. As a child he studied violin with Henry Lawson, piano with Helen Beer, and theory with W.J. Doran.

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    Herbert Taylor Reade

    Herbert Taylor Reade, VC, CB, physician and soldier (born 20 September 1828 in Perth, Upper Canada; died 23 June 1897 in Bath, England). Reade was the second Canadian-born recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), after Alexander Dunn. He was surgeon of the 61st (South Gloucester) Regiment of Foot during the Indian Mutiny and was awarded the VC for his heroic actions on 14 and 16 September 1857 during the Siege of Delhi. Reade ended his career as surgeon general of the British army. After retirement, he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) and was appointed honorary surgeon to the royal household by Queen Victoria.

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    Herbert William Whittaker

    Herbert William Whittaker, critic, set designer, director and writer (born at Montréal 20 Sept 1910, died at Toronto 9 Sept 2006). Herbert Whittaker studied theatre design at L'École des Beaux Arts in Montréal.

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    Heritage Minutes

    The Heritage Minutes collection is a bilingual series of history-focused public service announcements. Each 60-second short film depicts a significant person, event or story in Canadian history. They are produced by Historica Canada, the not-for-profit organization that also publishes this encyclopedia. First released in 1991, the Heritage Minutes have been shown on television, in cinemas and online. They have become a recognizable part of Canadian culture. The collection currently includes 100 episodes.

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    Herman Arthur Voaden

    Herman Arthur Voaden, playwright, director, educator, editor (b at London, Ont 19 Jan 1903; d in Toronto 27 June 1991).

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    Herman Bergink

    Herman Bergink. Carillonneur, organist, b Enschede, the Netherlands, 15 May 1924, d Victoria 6 Nov 1997; organ-and-choir-training diploma (Utrecht Cons) 1955. Herman Bergink studied organ with Adriaan Schuurman, piano and organ with Dick van Wilgenburg, and carillon with Leen 't Hart.

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    Herman Geiger-Torel

    Herman Geiger-Torel (b Hermann Geiger). Opera director and administrator, teacher, b Frankfurt-am-Main, 13 Jul 1907, d Toronto, 6 Oct 1976; honorary LLD (Prince of Wales, PEI) 1967. His mother was the pianist and composer Rosy Geiger-Kullmann (1886-1964).

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