Robertson Davies-1913-1995
Robertson Davies was born on August 28, 1913, in the small village of Thamesville, Ontario. He was educated at Upper Canada College, Queen's University, and earned a degree in literature from Balliol College, Oxford, England. He began his journalistic career as the literary editor of Saturday Night magazine here in Toronto, and later the editor of the Peterborough Examiner. During this period, he began to write plays and novels, starting with Tempest-Tost in 1951. In 1963 he became the Master of Massey College, University of Toronto, where he served until 1981. Robertson Davies wrote over 30 books: 11 novels, many plays, lectures, speeches and ghost stories.
Robertson Davies was the first Canadian to become an Honorary Member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, and received honorary degrees from Oxford, Trinity College, Dublin, and the University of Wales, as well as from twenty-three American and Canadian Universities.
Robertson Davies lived his last 15 years near this park and died on December 2, 1995, at the age of 82.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Toronto Plaques. Full page here.