Geoffrey Bilson
Geoffrey Bilson | |
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| Born | January 27, 1938 Cardiff, Wales |
| Died | July 25, 1987 (aged 49) Saskatoon, Canada |
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| Years active | 1964–1987 (Academic tenure) |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Aberystwyth University University of Omaha Stanford University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | University of Saskatchewan |
| Main interests | North American historical events, cholera, immigrant healthcare, The Guest Children (child evacuees) |
| Notable works | A Darkened House: Cholera in 19th Century Canada (1980), Goodbye Sarah (1981), Death Over Montreal (1982), Hockeybat Harris (1984), The Guest Children (1988, posthumous) |
Geoffrey Bilson (27 January 1938 – 25 July 1987) was a Welsh Canadian academic and author. Between 1964 and 1987, Bilson worked for the University of Saskatchewan in their history department as a professor. During this time period, Bilson primarily released children's books while also publishing non-fiction books. Some of the topics that Bilson wrote about include the Boston Massacre, cholera and the Winnipeg general strike. Following his 1987 death, his non-fiction book titled The Guest Children was released in 1988. The following year, the Geoffrey Bilson Award was first presented by the Canadian Children's Book Centre.