Burpee, Lawrence Johnston (1873-1946), a Canadian historian, was largely responsible for establishing the Canadian Historical Association in 1922. He wrote A Bibliography of Canadian Fiction (1904), A Little Book of Canadian Essays (1909), and Encyclopedia of Canadian History (1926). He served as librarian of the Carnegie Public Library in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1912, he became secretary for Canada of the International Joint Commission. Burpee was born on March 5, 1873, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He died on Oct. 13, 1946.
