W. Stewart Wallace | |
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| Born | William Stewart Wallace 23 June 1884 Georgetown, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 11 March 1970 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, librarian, author |
| Years active | 1906 - 1954 |
| Spouse | Isabel Dora Graeme Robertson (b. 1883, m. 1913) |
| Children | Mary Marcia Wood Ian Stewart Wallace |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Toronto (B.A., 1906) Balliol College, Oxford (B.A., 1909), (M.A., 1912) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Toronto |
| Notable works | Encyclopedia of Canada (1935 – 1937) |
| Notable ideas | The economic interpretation of history is not the only interpretation, but it is the deepest interpretation |
| Influenced | Harold Innis |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | .svg){kind=small} Canada |
| Service |  Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1915 – 1918 |
| Rank | Major |
| Unit | 139th (Northumberland) Battalion, CEF 3rd Battalion (Toronto Regiment), CEF 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF |
| Battles / wars | World War I |
William Stewart Wallace (23 June 1884 – 11 March 1970) was a Canadian historian, librarian, and editor. His historical reference works were considered "of inestimable value in Canadian studies."[1][2] Canadian professor of political economy Harold Innis (1894–1952) was influenced by a maxim of the then McMaster University professor Wallace, "that the economic interpretation of history is not the only interpretation but is the deepest interpretation."[3][4]
- ^ "Stewart Wallace. Author editor U of T librarian from 1923 to '54". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 18 March 1970. p. 40.
- ^ "Autographed Signed Letter (ASL) of Thomas Arthur Reed (1950): REED, Thomas Arthur (1871-1958) & WALLACE, William Stewart [1884-1970]". Lord Durham Rare Books. St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Creighton, Donald (1957). Harold Adams Innis: Portrait of a Scholar. University of Toronto Press. p. 28. ISBN 0802063292.
- ^ Heyer, Paul (2004). "History from the Inside: Prolegomenon to the "Memoir of Harold Adams Innis Covering the Years 1894-1922". Canadian Journal of Communication. pp. Vol. 29, No. 2. Retrieved 4 January 2016.