Farley Mowat

Farley Mowat was a Canadian writer, environmentalist, biologist and scientific collector (1921–2014). He was born at Belleville and died at Cobourg.

Also recorded as Farley McGill Mowat.

Farley Mowat in brief

Born
1921
Died
2014
Known for
writer, environmentalist, biologist and scientific collector
Place of birth
Belleville
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Farley McGill Mowat. His recorded language was English.

He was the child of Angus McGill Mowat and Helen Anne Lilian Thomson. He married Claire Mowat.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 4: Never Cry Wolf, People of the Deer, Lost in the Barrens and Curse of the Viking Grave.

Recognition and collections

Farley Mowat received Officer of the Order of Canada, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Canada's Walk of Fame, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award and Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour.

Catalogued works

36 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.

Never Cry Wolf. Curse of the Viking Grave. Lost in the Barrens. Owls in the Family. People of the Deer. The Farfarers. The Grey Seas Under. Woman in the Mists. Stopy ve sněhu; Kletba vikingova hrobu. The Serpent's Coil. And No Birds Sang. קללת הקבר הויקינגי. The Polar Passion : The Quest for the North Pole : Written by Farley Mowat, 1989 Edition, Publisher. The Dog Who Wouldn't Be. Farfarers. Black Joke. Yedide ha-zeʾevim. The Siberians. Grey Seas Under. Westviking. Boat Who Wouldn't Float. People of the Deer.[A history of the Ihalmiut Eskimos]. Le Capricorne. canada north. Tundra. ordeal by ice. Wake of the Great Sealers. Avudim bi-yeshimon ha-ḳeraḥ. Dog Who Wouldn't Be. West Viking The Ancient Norse In Greeland And North America. People of the Deer (Pyramid). Top of the World Trilogy. Artist's Kitchen. Born Naked. Never Cry Wolf (A Laurel edition). Ein Sommer mit Wlfen.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Farley Mowat, 100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors, 2007. "Farley: The Life of Farley Mowat" by James King. 2002. [book review], The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2003. The Desperate People, by Farley Mowat, ARCTIC, 1961. Wake of the Great Sealers, by Farley Mowat, ARCTIC, 1974. How Farley Mowat Changed My Life, Blue Jay, 2015. Lions, Whales, and the Web: Transforming Moment Inertia into Conservation Action, Frontiers in Marine Science, 2017.

Digitised editions and texts

10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Dog Who Wouldn't Be (1957) — Internet Archive. The Boat Who Wouldn't Float (1970) — Internet Archive. Sea of slaughter (1996) — Internet Archive. Black Joke (1963) — Internet Archive. Never Cry Wolf (2009) — Internet Archive. Lost In The Barrens Feature Films For Families (1990) — Internet Archive. The dog wouldn't be (1957) — Internet Archive. Canada North (1967) — Internet Archive. the serpent's coil (1961) — Internet Archive. The Dog who Wouldnt Be (1957) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 24 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Farley Mowat studied at University of Toronto and Richmond Hill High School. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is environmental science.

Works named in the authority record are Never Cry Wolf, People of the Deer, Lost in the Barrens and Curse of the Viking Grave.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of Canada, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, Canada's Walk of Fame and Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award.

Chronology

  1. 1921Farley Mowat born at Belleville.
  2. 1957The Dog Who Wouldn't Be digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1963Black Joke digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1970The Boat Who Wouldn't Float digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1990Lost In The Barrens Feature Films For Families digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1996Sea of slaughter digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2009Never Cry Wolf digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2014Farley Mowat died at Cobourg.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Farley Mowat”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q966679: Farley Mowat

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