George R. Parkin (1846–1922)
Author of Round the empire for the use of schools
About the Author
Image credit: Sir George Robert Parkin, KCMG (Empire Club of Canada)
Works by George R. Parkin
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Parkin, Sir George Robert
- Birthdate
- 1846-02-08
- Date of death
- 1922-06-25
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of New Brunswick
University of Oxford - Occupations
- teacher
imperialist [per Wikipedia]
writer - Organizations
- Rhodes Trust
Upper Canada College - Awards and honors
- Order of St Michael and St George (Knight Commander)
- Relationships
- Massey, Vincent (son-in-law)
Grant, George Parkin (grandson)
Ignatieff, Michael (great-grandson) - Nationality
- Canada
- Associated Place (for map)
- Canada
Members
Reviews
This is a schoolbook written at the height of the British Empire that surveys the lands and peoples of the Empire. Interesting to read about an age, not so long ago, when Britain ruled a global empire.
Statistics
- Works
- 8
- Members
- 19
- Popularity
- #609,293
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 11