Knowlton Academy

 

Biographies

Famous Canadians

The Biography Maker
This site teaches students the proper method of writing a biography.
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm

Prime Ministers of Canada: Research by name.
For each Prime Minister, you will find a short biography, one or more pictures and some speeches they have given. For some Prime Ministers, no speeches are available.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/discourspm/anglais/name.html

Prime Ministers of Canada Since Confederation in 1867
Dates of terms in office of each Prime Minister can be found on this site
http://canadaonline.about.com/library/bl/blpms.htm

First Among Equals: The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics
This site provides facts and biographical information about each Canadian Prime Minister, past and present.  It also provides links to other places where students can find information on certain Prime Ministers and book titles.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/2/9/index-e.html

The Canadian Celebrity Site
Discovery of Insulin: brief biographies of Dr. Banting and Dr.MacLoed. 
http://www.discoveryofinsulin.com/Home.htm

Well Known People Who Happen to be Canadian
http://schwinger.harvard.edu/~terning/Canadians/

Famous Canadians Theme Page
This site contains many useful links to information on famous Canadian authors, artists, athletes, Prime Ministers and more.
http://www.cln.org/themes/famous.html

The ABC’s of famous Canadians: name index arranged by first letter of last name.
http://www.canadians.ca/

Famous Canadians: Name index of famous Canadians with links to other useful sites. http://markov.utstat.toronto.edu/jeff/canadians.html

Great Canadian Scientists Profiles
http://www.science.ca/profiles.html