Reverend George Bryce

Born in Ontario, Bryce moved, in 1871, to Winnipeg where he had a distinguished career as clergyman, educator, and author. He founded Manitoba College and helped organize the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Historical and Scientific Society. A prolific author of historical works on the West, he published in 1887 a widely-used history of Canada. He was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1901 and to its presidency in 1909. He also served as Moderator of the Presbyterian Church (1902), and as a member of Royal Commissions on Technical Education and Conservation. He died in Ottawa.

Né en Ontario, Bryce s’installa en 1871 à Winnipeg où il se distingua comme ministre du culte, éducateur et écrivain. Il fonda le Manitoba College et participa à l’organization de l’Université du Manitoba ainsi que de la Manitoba Heritage and Scientific Society. Auteur de nombreux travaux historiques, il publia en 1887 une histoire du Canada fort populaire à l’époque. Il devint président de la Société royale du Canada en 1909. Il fut également modérateur de l’Église presbytérienne (1902) et membre des Commissions royales d’enquçte sur l’enseignement technique et sur la conservation. Il mourut à Ottawa.