T. D. Regehr
| T. D. Regehr | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937-11-23 Coaldale, Alberta |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Employer | University of Saskatchewan |
Theodore David "Ted" Regehr (born 23 November 1937 in Coaldale, Alberta) is a historian of western Canada who taught history at the University of Saskatchewan from 1968 to 1996.[1][2]
Career
Regehr was born in Coaldale to Isaak I. Regehr and Maria Dick, Mennonite immigrants from the Molotschna settlement.[1] He earned an MA at Carleton University in 1963 and a PhD at the University of Alberta in 1967, and worked at the National Archives of Canada while he was studying. He joined the University of Saskatchewan's faculty in 1968, rose to head of the department and retired in 1996. He is known as an authority on railways, Canadian business and Mennonites in western Canada.[1] His books include The Canadian Northern Railway: Pioneer Road of the Northern Prairies, 1895–1918 (1976).[3]
Grand Trunk Pacific
He wrote the Canadian Encyclopedia article on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.[4] He also wrote the Dictionary of Canadian Biography entry on Charles Melville Hays.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Theodore D. Regehr fonds", Mennonite Historical Society of Alberta. Archived.
- ↑ "Regehr, Ted", Mennonite Archival Information Database.
- ↑ T. D. Regehr, The Canadian Northern Railway: Pioneer Road of the Northern Prairies, 1895–1918 (Toronto, 1976).
- ↑ T. D. Regehr, "Grand Trunk Pacific Railway", The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2006, last edited 2014. Archived.
- ↑ Theodore D. Regehr, "Hays, Charles Melville", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14. Archived.