Eric Ross Arthur, (1 July 1898 – 1 November 1982) was a Canadian architect, writer and educator. Born in

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, New Zealand and educated in England, he served in

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with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade. He emigrated to Canada in 1923 to teach architecture at the

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. During the Centennial of the City of Toronto, in 1934, Arthur was on the "Toronto's Hundred Years" Publication Committee, which published '' Toronto's 100 Years''. Arthur was a professor until 1966, and remained a

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until his death. In 1964, he wrote the book, '' Toronto, No Mean City''. In 1968, he was made a Companion of the

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