Pelham Edgar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pelham Edgar

Canadian literary critic

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1871

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1948

Profession: literary critic

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Oscar Pelham Edgar (17 March 1871 – 7 October 1948) was a Canadian teacher.
He was a full professor and head of the Department of English at the Victoria College, Toronto from 1910 to 1938.
He wrote many articles and several monographs on English literature.
He had a talent for identifying and encouraging promising new authors.
He was an active member of various literary societies, and was the force behind the establishment of the Canadian Writers’ Foundation to help needy authors.