Al Purdy

Summary

Al Purdy is a human^[1]. He was born in Quinte West^[2]. He was born on December 30, 1918^[3]. He passed away in North Saanich^[4]. He died on April 21, 2000^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Al Purdy was born in Quinte West^[2].
• Al Purdy passed away in North Saanich^[4].
• Al Purdy was born on December 30, 1918^[3].
• Al Purdy died on April 21, 2000^[5].
• Al Purdy held citizenship in Canada^[8].
• Al Purdy's professions included poet^[6].
• Al Purdy received the Officer of the Order of Canada^[9].
• Al Purdy received the Order of Ontario^[10].
• Al Purdy is recorded as male^[11].
• Al Purdy's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Al Purdy's inventory number is recorded as MS COLL 00004^[13].
• Al Purdy's Commons category is recorded as Al Purdy^[14].
• Al Purdy's archives at is recorded as University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives^[15].
• Al Purdy's archives at is recorded as Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library^[16].
• Al Purdy's archives at is recorded as Lakehead University Archives^[17].
• Al Purdy's family name is recorded as Purdy^[18].
• Al Purdy's given name is recorded as Alfred^[19].
• Al Purdy's described at URL is recorded as https://discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/al-purdy-papers^[20].
• Al Purdy's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].

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Origins and Family

Al Purdy's place of birth was Quinte West^[2]. He was born on December 30, 1918^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Al Purdy's professions included poet^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of Canada^[9], a grade of an order^[22], in Canada^[23], founded in 1967^[24] and Order of Ontario^[10], a state order^[25], in Canada^[26], founded in 1986^[27].

Death and Burial

Al Purdy died on April 21, 2000^[5]. He passed away in North Saanich^[4].

Why It Matters

Al Purdy ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (152 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).^[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

FAQs

Where was Al Purdy born?

Al Purdy was born in Quinte West^[2].

Where did Al Purdy die?

Al Purdy passed away in North Saanich^[4].

What did Al Purdy do for work?

Al Purdy worked as poet^[6].

What awards did Al Purdy receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada^[9] and Order of Ontario^[10].