Elizabeth Brewster | |
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Born | Elizabeth Winifred Brewster August 26, 1922 Chipman, New Brunswick |
Died | December 26, 2012 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
(aged 90)
Alma mater |
University of New Brunswick Radcliffe College University of Toronto Indiana University |
Genre | Poetry |
Notable awards | Order of Canada |
Elizabeth Winifred Brewster, CM (26 August 1922 – 26 December 2012) was a Canadian poet and academic.
Born in Chipman, New Brunswick, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Arts degree from Radcliffe College, a Bachelor of Library Science from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. from Indiana University. She was a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
In 2001, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honor.