Alfred Leroy Burt, FRSC (1888–1971) was a Canadian historian. A historian of Canada, with a particular interest in the relationship between French and English Canada, Burt was professor of history at the University of Alberta, then at the University of Minnesota from 1930 to 1957. Born in Listowel, Ontario, Burt was educated at the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford, where he was a

Rhodes scholar The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom. Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world' ...

. A fellow of the

Royal Society of Canada The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...

, Burt won its

J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal The J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada "for outstanding work in the history of Canada." It was established in 1927, endowed by the Canadian geologist and amateur historian Joseph Burr Tyrrell. The medal is ...

in 1946.{{Cite web , title=Past Award Winners {{! The Royal Society of Canada , url=https://rsc-src.ca/en/awards-excellence/past-award-winners#TyrrellMedal , access-date=2022-11-28 , website=rsc-src.ca He was also president of the Canadian Historical Association.

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1888 births 1971 deaths 20th-century Canadian historians Historians of Canada Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Canadian Rhodes Scholars University of Alberta faculty University of Minnesota faculty University of Toronto alumni