Catherine Doherty

Catherine Doherty

female, deceased (1985)
Russian Rite Catholic, Pacifist, ImperialRussianimmigrantstoCanada, Dames of Justice of the Order of St John, Madonna House Apostolate, Civil rights activist…Russian Canadian, Member of the Order of Canada
Servant of God Catherine Doherty (August 15 1896-December 14 1985) was a social activist and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate. A pioneer...
George Ignatieff

George Ignatieff

male, deceased (1989)
Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, ImperialRussianimmigrantstoCanada, tsar, Trinity College (Canada) alumni, Russian Orthodox Christian, czar…Companion of the Order of Canada, Russian nobility, prime minister of canada, russian revolution, russian revolution of 1917
George Ignatieff, CC, MA, DCL (December 16 1913 - August 10 1989) was a Canadian diplomat and was the recipient of the 1984 Pearson Medal of Peace...
Bobbie Rosenfeld

Bobbie Rosenfeld

deceased (1969)
ImperialRussianimmigrantstoCanada, Olympic silver medalist, Olympic athlete of Canada, Ontario athlete, Athlete at the 1928 Summer Olympics, Jewish sportspeople…From Canada, Russian Canadian
Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld (July 5 or December 28, 1903, 1904, or 1905 in Russia -November 14, 1969) was a Canadian athlete, who earned a gold medal...
Filip Konowal

Filip Konowal

male, deceased (1959)
ImperialRussianimmigrantstoCanada, Canadian of Ukrainian descent, Soldier, Canadian, ukrainian, Ukrainian Canadian…Russian Empire, immigrant to Canada
Filip Konowal VC (September 15, 1888 – June 3, 1959) was a Ukrainian Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious aw...
Sweeney Schriner

Sweeney Schriner

male, deceased (1990)
Local Star, ImperialRussianimmigrantstoCanada, ice hockey forward, Russian Canadian, National Hockey League, new york american…Russian
David "Sweeney" Schriner (November 30, 1911 - July 4, 1990) was a Canadian professional hockey forward who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey...
Jacob Penner

Jacob Penner

male, deceased (1965)
ImperialRussianimmigrantstoCanada, Mennonite, Marxist, alderman, city council, communist…liberal party of canada, Communist Party of Canada, Social Democratic Party of Canada
Jacob Penner (August 12, 1880 - August 28, 1965) was a popular socialist politician in Canada. Penner was born and raised in a Mennonite family in...

Gleb Krotkov

male, deceased (1968)
ImperialRussianimmigrantstoCanada, Russian Empire, Russian military personnel, white russian, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Guggenheim Fellowship…Russian Canadian, Russian Civil War, Royal Society of Canada, Queen's University, Canada
Gleb Krotkov (1901-January 29, 1968) was a Canadian academic and plant physiologist. Born in Moscow, Russian Empire, he joined the White Russian...

Harry Adaskin

male, deceased (1994)
ImperialRussianimmigrantstoCanada, Russian Empire, Latvian Canadian, from Old Toronto, cbc radio, University of British Columbia…A Fiddler's World - Memoirs to 1938, Officer of the Order of Canada, Order of Canada, UPPER CANADA COLLEGE
Harry Adaskin (October 6, 1901 - April 7, 1994) was a Canadian violinist, academic, and radio broadcaster. Born to a Jewish family in Riga, Russian...

David Lewis

male, deceased (1981)
Losz, Mine, Mill, Jewish Labour Bund, Winnipeg Declaration, ImperialRussianimmigrantstoCanada, Labour movement…Russian Canadian, Order of Canada, Communist Party of Canada, Companion of the Order of Canada
David Lewis (born Losz), CC, MA (June 23, or October 1909 -May 23, 1981) was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and social democratic...