Davies, Robertson
Date of Birth:
August 28, 1913
Place of birth:
145 Elizabeth Street, Thamesville, Ontario
Award
Order of Canada
Date of Death:
December 2, 1995
Place of death:
Orangeville, Ontario
Cause of death:
heart attack or stroke
Robertson Davies was a novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. He was also the founding Master of Massey College, University of Toronto.
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Interment Info
Memorial stone in the family plot at Mount Pleasant, Toronto.
Robertson Davies died of a stroke in Orangeville hospital. His funeral was conducted in Trinity College Chapel in the University of Toronto with John Irving reading the lesson. Davies' ashes were scattered in the garden of Windhover, his 100 acre rural property in the Caledon Hills near Orangeville, Ontario.
Honours
The Order of Canada was established in 1967 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Order of Canada is the centrepiece of Canada’s honours system and recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.
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