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Robert Meldrum Stewart
Robert Meldrum Stewart, astronomer (b at Gladstone, Man 15 Dec 1878; d at Ottawa 2 Sept 1954).
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Robert Methven Petrie
Robert Methven Petrie, astronomer (b at St Andrews, Scot 15 May 1906; d at Victoria 8 Apr 1966). Brought to Canada by his parents in 1911, Petrie became interested in astronomy at high school and was encouraged by J.S. PLASKETT.
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Robert Monckton
Robert Monckton, British army officer (b in Yorkshire, Eng 24 June 1726; d at London, Eng 21 May 1782). Monckton arrived in Nova Scotia in 1752 and took part in the establishment of LUNENBURG in 1753.
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Robert Montgomery Horne-Payne
Robert Montgomery Horne-Payne, financier (b in Eng; d at Brentwood, Eng 30 Jan 1929). Long an invalid, he rarely visited Canada, but his financial skills left an imprint on the landscape and a northern Ontario town (Hornepayne) bears his name.
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Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan. Music and instrument dealer 1861-84 in Quebec City. In addition to retailing, the firm published sheet music, mostly for piano, by such Canadians as Napoléon Crépault, Damis Paul, G. Raineri, Moritz Relle, Octave Tourangeau, and Joseph Vézina.
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Robert Morin
Robert Morin, producer (b at Montréal 20 May 1949). Trained in communications and literature, Morin was involved in founding a video cooperative in 1977, Coop Vidéo de Montréal. There, often with Lorraine Dufour as co-producer, he shot the majority of his work.
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Robert Morris Aitken
Robert Morris Aitken, flutist, composer (b at Kentville, NS 28 Aug 1939).
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Robert Mundell
Robert “Bob” Alexander Mundell, CC, economist, professor (born 24 October 1932 in Kingston, ON; died 4 April 2021 in Siena, Italy). Mundell is popularly known as the “Father of the Euro” and is recognized for his work on optimum currency areas and currency exchange. (See also Canadian Dollar.) In 1999, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. (See also Nobel Prizes and Canada.)
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Robert Munsch
Robert Norman Peter Maria Munsch, CM, children’s writer, storyteller (born 11 June 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). Robert Munsch is Canada’s most successful and most beloved children’s writer. He has published more than 70 books in over 30 languages, including eight Indigenous languages. His books, including The Paper Bag Princess (1980) and Love You Forever (1986), have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. He won a Juno Award for Best Children’s Album in 1985, received the Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award in 1986 and was named the Canadian Booksellers’ Association’s Author of the Year in 1992. He is a Member of the Order of Canada and Canada’s Walk of Fame. He has not appeared publicly since suffering a stroke in 2008. In September 2025, he announced that he had decided to have a medically assisted death (MAID) due to the debilitating effects of dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
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Robert Murray
Robert Murray, sculptor (b at Vancouver 2 Mar 1936). His abstract metal SCULPTURE, constructed of simple geometric forms using industrial materials and methods, shares important stylistic characteristics with the work of British
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Nathaniel Dett
Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, educator, pianist (born 11 October 1882 in Drummondville [now Niagara Falls], ON; died 2 October 1943 in Battle Creek, Michigan).
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Robert Newton
Robert Newton, plant biochemist, university president (b at Montréal 7 Feb 1889; d at Laguna Hills, Calif 22 Nov 1985), brother of Margaret NEWTON. Robert Newton was one of 5 children; all, including 2 girls, became scientists, and all had PhD qualifications.
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Robert Nichol
Robert Nichol, businessman, politician, militia officer (b at Dumfries, Scot c 1774; d near Queenston, UC 3 May 1824). A successful merchant in Norfolk County, UC, he was elected to the House of Assembly in 1812, 1816 and 1820. During the WAR OF 1812 he served as quartermaster general of militia.
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Robert Nolan
Bob (Robert Clarence) Nolan (b Nobles). Country singer, songwriter, b Winnipeg, 13 Apr 1908, d Los Angeles 16 Jun 1980. Nolan was raised in Winnipeg; Point Hatfield, New Brunswick; and Boston, and moved at 14 to Arizona.
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Robert Normandeau
Normandeau, Robert. Composer, b Quebec City 11 Mar 1955; B MUS (Laval) 1984, M MUS (Montreal) 1988.
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