Demers, Patricia, 1946-

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Name (Latin)
Demers, Patricia, 1946-
Date of birth
1946-10-28
Field of activity
Canadian literature
Children's literature
English literature
Occupation
College teachers
English teachers
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 56665698
Wikidata: Q3369098
Library of congress: n 82119821
Sources of Information
  • Amicus database, 6 July 2016:(authorized access point: Demers, Patricia, 1946- (variant form of name: Demers, Patricia Anne, 1946-; Canadian, b. 1946-10-28); access points: Demers, Patricia; Demers, Patricia, 1946- ; Demers, Patricia Anne)
  • Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, viewed 14 October 2016(Patricia Demers, C.M.; Edmonton, Alberta; Member of the Order of Canada, awarded on May 12, 2016; For her insightful contributions to the study of early works of English literature, and for her service to the academic community)
  • Ellis, Miriam Green. Travels and tales of Miriam Green Ellis, 2013:title page (edited and with an introduction by Patricia Demers)
  • From instruction to delight, 1982:title page (edited by Patricia Demers & Gordon Moyles)
  • Heaven upon earth, [1993]:title page (Patricia Demers)
  • P.L. Travers, 1991:title page (Patricia Demers)
  • The future now, 2014:title page (a report of the Royal Society of Canada's Expert Panel on the Status and Future of Canada's Libraries and Archives; Patricia Demers, FRSC, University of Alberta (chair))
  • University of Alberta. Department of English and Film Studies web site, viewed 6 July 2016:(Patricia Demers; Distinguished University Professor; education: BA, MA McMaster; PhD Ottawa; research interests: early modern women's writing, Elizabethan and Jacobean drama, 17th-century poetry, biblical literature, children's literature, and contemporary women's writing; served as Department Chair (1995-98), Vice-President of SSHRC (1998-2002), and President of The Royal Society of Canada (2005-07); awarded the University Cup in 2005, the Canadian Association of University Teachers Sarah Shorten Award in 2008, the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012)
  • Wikipedia, viewed 6 July 2016:Patricia Demers (Patricia A. Demers, CM FRSC; Canadian humanist and academic; grew up in Hamilton, Ontario; received a B.A. in English and French and an M.A. from McMaster University and a Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa; after receiving her Ph.D. she taught for three years as a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta, then became an assistant professor and is now a professor of English and Film Studies; from 1991 to 1993, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, from 1995 to 1998, department chair, from 1998 to 2002, Vice-President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; made a Fellow of Royal Society of Canada in 2000, and served as its first female president from 2005 to 2007; on June 30, 2016, made a Member of the Order of Canada)
  • Women as interpreters of the Bible, [1991]:title page (Patricia Demers)
  • From instruction to delight, 1982 (a.e.)t.p. (Patricia Demers) Can. CIP data (Demers, Patricia, 1946- )