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William Toye (author) is a Canadian writer and historian. He was born on June 19, 1926 in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his works on Canadian history, including The Canadians: A History of Canada (1966), The Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Culture (1997), and The Oxford Illustrated History of Canada (1998). Toye attended the University of Toronto, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 and a Master of Arts degree in 1950. He then went on to pursue a PhD in history at the University of London, which he completed in 1954. Toye has written numerous books on Canadian history, including The Canadians: A History of Canada (1966), The Oxford Companion to Canadian History and Culture (1997), and The Oxford Illustrated History of Canada (1998). He has also written several books on the history of the Canadian Pacific Railway, including The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Opening of the West (1958) and The National Dream: The Great Railway, 1871-1881 (1970). Toye is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Member of the Order of Canada. He is currently a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. He is 97 years old.

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Born 19 June, 1926
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1993

In 1993 he was made a member of the Order of Canada which said in its award that Toye "has been a highly regarded editor and publisher, well-liked by writers for his patience, fine judgement, tact and unerring taste. An award-winning children's author, he was also one of the founders of The Tamarack Review, where he was influential for many years in the development and encouragement of new Canadian talent."

1948

Toye grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1948 where he majored in journalism. He obtained a job with the Canadian branch of Oxford University Press which at the time was nothing more than a desk in a warehouse. He worked at the job for the next 43 years and in 1969 became the Editorial Director. He retired in 1991 and continued with them on a freelance basis after that. Known for his astute editing abilities, he was one of the first people to usher in an expanded and flourishing Canadian publishing business. He was one of the founding editors of the Tamarack Review in 1956 which ended publication in 1982. The early work of many notable Canadian authors appeared in its pages.

1926

William Eldred Toye CM (born June 19, 1926) is a Canadian editor, writer and literary critic.