Harry Hawthorn
Harry Bertram Hawthorn, Order of Canada, OC (15 October 1910 – 29 July 2006) was a Canadians, Canadian anthropologist and museum curator. He is well known for his work with the coastal First Nations of British Columbia. Hawthorn was born in Wellington, New Zealand and studied at Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University College (B.Sc. & M.Sc.), then University of Auckland, Auckland University College (B.A.), (the degrees were issued by the University of New Zealand), and Yale University (Ph.D.). His first fieldwork experiences were with the Māori people, Māori of New Zealand and in Peru. He joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in 1947, founded its anthropology program, championed the legitimacy of Northwest Coast Indian art as high art, and, along with his wife and colleague Audrey Hawthorn, was the driving force behind the establishment of UBC's world-class Museum of Anthropology. He was an early champion of Northwest Coast artists such as Mu ...
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Order Of Canada
The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the centennial of Canadian Confederation, the three-tiered order was established in 1967 as a fellowship that recognizes the outstanding merit or distinguished service of Canadians who make a major difference to Canada through lifelong contributions in every field of endeavour, as well as the efforts by non-Canadians who have made the world better by their actions. Membership is accorded to those who exemplify the order's Latin motto, , meaning "they desire a better country", a phrase taken from Hebrews 11:16. The three tiers of the order are Companion, Officer, and Member; specific individuals may be given extraordinary membership and deserving non-Canadians may receive honorary appointment into each grade. , the reigning Canadian monarch, is ...
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