Percy James Robinson (October 18, 1873 – June 19, 1953) was a Canadian professor of classical literature. He was also an historian, a translator of French literature and an amateur painter of some repute.

Biography

Robinson was born in Whitby, Ontario but spent most of his life in

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. He attended the

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where he obtained his BA in 1897 and MA in 1902. In 1899 he joined the staff of

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as a professor teaching Latin and Greek. He stayed at the college until his retirement in 1946. He studied languages relating to the indigenous tribes of Ontario and which led him to further research and the publication of ''Toronto During the French Régime'' in 1934. He also translated François Du Creux's Historiae Canadensis in 1951. He was elected a fellow of the

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in 1937. In 1934 the University of Toronto conferred upon him the honorary degree of LL.D. In addition to his literary pursuits, Robinson was also an accomplished painter. In 1922 an opening occurred in the Group of Seven and he was invited to participate in an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario. In 1905 he married Esther de Beauregard. They had one son, Gilbert. Robinson died in Toronto in 1953. He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Works

* ''The Group of Seven'', 1923 * ''Toronto During the French Régime'', 1934 * ''The history of Canada or New France'', 1951-1952 ranslation of François Du Creux's Historiae Canadensis, 1664* ''The Georgian Bay'', 1966 Source: Internet Archive, University of Toronto Libraries

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Percy James 1873 births 1953 deaths 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian male non-fiction writers Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Historians of Canada People from Toronto University of Toronto alumni Writers from Toronto