George Woodcock

Writer, Author

1912 – 1995

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Who was George Woodcock?

George Woodcock was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic. He was also a poet and published several volumes of travel writing. In 1959 he was the founding editor of the journal Canadian Literature which was the first academic journal specifically dedicated to Canadian writing. He is most commonly known outside of Canada for his book Anarchism: A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements.

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Born
May 8, 1912
Winnipeg
Also known as
  • Вудкок, Джордж
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Education
  • Morley College
Employment
  • University of British Columbia
Lived in
  • Vancouver
    (1956 - 1995/01/28)
  • Winnipeg
Died
Jan 28, 1995
Vancouver

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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