Wrong, George MacKinnon
(1860-1948)
Department of History (1894-1927)
Wrong was a 1883 graduate of the University. He attended and taught at Knox College, and spent a year at Oxford. Following Daniel Wilson's death in 1892, Wrong was appointed lecturer in history. In 1894, he was appointed head.
Raised as a Methodist, Wrong later converted to Anglicanism and in 1879 entered Wycliffe College as a theology student, simultaneously enroling in the UofT, from which he graduated in 1883 with a BA in mental and moral philosophy and civil polity. Ordained as a minister, but taught at Wycliffe for nine years in ecclesiatical history and apologetics. Studied subsequenty at Berlin (1890) and Oxford (1892).
Returned in 1892 to replace Daniel Wilson, but at the rank of Lecturer for budgetary reasons. In 1894 appointed professor of history and ethnology. Remained with University 35 years. Attempted to institute Oxford tradition.
Professor and Head, Department of History, 1894-1927
1896: founded Review of Historical Publications Relating to Canada
1927: president of Canadian Historical Association
Founding member, Canadian Society for the Protection of Science and Learning
Publications
Canada and the American Revolution: The Disruption of the First British Empire.
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_MacKinnon_Wrong
Harris, Robin S. English Studies at Toronto A History. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1988.
Meikle, William Duncan. "And Gladly Teach: G.M. Wrong and the Department of History of the University of Toronto." PhD thesis, Michigan State University, 1977
M. S. Wallace, “The Life and Work of George M. Wrong”, Canadian Historical Review, Vol. 29, No 3 (1948), 222-239
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utarms/findingaids/B2004-0010fa.pdf
