Harold Adams Innis 1894-1952

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted September, 2006

Attached to the wall of Innis College on the University of Toronto campus at the northwest corner of St. George Street and Sussex Avenue is an Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque which commemorates one of Canada's greatest scholars. Here's the info from the plaque:

Plaque coordinates: 43.665586 -79.399309

Born near Otterville, Ontario, Innis was one of Canada's great scholars. He joined the faculty of the University of Toronto in 1920 and became head of the Department of Political Economy in 1937. Deeply interested in the economic development of this country, he pursued his concerns through extensive field trips and research. In his published works, including "The Fur Trade in Canada", "The Cod Fisheries" and "Empire and Communications", he left a wealth of information and theory that has significantly influenced the study of economics, history, geography, politics and communications in Canada and beyond.

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