Gordon Gale Crean (born 29 April 1914 in Toronto; died 10 May 1976 in London) was a Canadian Diplomat. He graduated from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

in 1937 where he was a Member of

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. He served as the ambassador to Italy, to

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

and to

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from 1970 to 1975. His son is publisher and editor Patrick Crean.A place beyond the spines for Patrick Crean by Mark Medley in The National Post
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People from Toronto 1914 births 1976 deaths Ambassadors of Canada to Italy Ambassadors of Canada to West Germany Ambassadors of Canada to Yugoslavia {{Canada-diplomat-stub