Archibald McKellar MacMechan

Born in Berlin (Kitchener) and educated at Toronto and John Hopkins Universities, MacMechan served as professor of English at Dalhousie from 1889 until his death. Book critic for the Montreal Standard for twenty years, he himself, wrote several books about his adopted province and edited works by Tennyson, Carlyle and others. Elected to fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada in 1920, he was awarded the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1932. He died in Halifax.

Natif de Berlin (Kitchener), MacMechan étudia à Toronto et à John Hopkins. Il enseigna l’anglais à Dalhousie University de 1889 jusqu’à sa mort. Critique littéraire pendant vingt ans au Standard de Montréal, il écrivit lui-même plusieurs livres sur sa province d’adoption. De plus, il donna des éditions de Tennyson et de Carlyle. Élu à la Société royale du Canada en 1920, il remporta, en 1932, la médaille Lorne Pierce. Il mourut à Halifax.