Hurtig, Mel
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שם ראשי (לועזית)
Hurtig, Mel
תאריך לידה
1932-06-24
תאריך פטירה
2016-08-03
קבוצות שייכות
Officer of the Order of Canada (1980 - 2016)
מקום לידה
Edmonton (Alta.)
מקום פטירה
Vancouver (B.C.)
תאגיד אליו קשור
Hurtig Books
Hurtig Publishers Ltd.
Committee for an Independent Canada
Council of Canadians
Canadian encyclopedia
מקצוע
Booksellers and bookselling Publishers and publishing Authors Nationalists
מגדר
male
צורה מלאה של השם
Melvin
תאגיד איתו מזוהה
Founded corporate body: Hurtig Publishers Ltd.
MARC
MARC
מזהים נוספים
מקורות מידע
- If I were Prime Minister, 1987:t.p. (Mel Hurtig)
- Canadian encyclopedia online, viewed 16 August 2016:Mel Hurtig (Melvin Hurtig, OC, publisher, political activist, author; born 24 June 1932 in Edmonton, AB; died 3 August 2016 in Vancouver, BC)
- Globe and mail, 8 August 2016, online, viewed 16 August 2016(Mel Hurtig, a bookseller, publisher, author, creator of the landmark Canadian Encyclopedia and a fervent Canadian nationalist, died in Vancouver on Aug. 3 from complications of pneumonia; born in Edmonton on June 24, 1932, one of four children born to Julius Hurtig and Jennie Kerschner; opened Hurtig Books in 1956; sold his book-retailing interests to focus on publishing Canadian books through Hurtig Publishers in 1972; founding chair of the Council of Canadians in 1985; ran for the federal Liberals in an Edmonton riding in 1972, and created the National Party of Canada in 1992; named an officer of the Order of Canada in 1980; authored more than a half-dozen books)
- Canada. Governor General. Honours Recipients database, viewed 16 August 2016(Mel Hurtig, O.C., LL.D.; Edmonton, Alberta; Officer of the Order of Canada, awarded on June 23, 1980, invested on October 15, 1980; president of Hurtig Publishers Limited, Edmonton, whose spirited defence of Canadian interests and national unity have won him as much recognition as his achievements as an author and publisher)
- Wikipedia, viewed 16 August 2016:Mel Hurtig (Mel Hurtig, OC, 24 June 1932-3 August 2016; a Canadian publisher, author, political activist, and political candidate; born in Edmonton; worked in his father's store selling furs until 1956, then opened a book store, Hurtig Books, which grew into a large retail operation with three locations; in 1972, after selling his stores, he established Hurtig Publishers; in 1980, he started work on The Canadian Encyclopedia published in 1985, and published in 1990 the Junior Encyclopedia of Canada; in 1991, sold the publishing company to McClelland & Stewart; in 1973, established the Committee for an Independent Canada and, in 1985, established the Council of Canadians; in 1972, ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal riding of Edmonton West and, in 1993, ran for the National Party of Canada in the federal riding of Edmonton Northwest; moved to Vancouver in 2005)
- Amicus database, 16 August 2016(authorized access point: Hurtig, Mel)
- A new and better Canada, 1992:title page (Mel Hurtig)