William Hardy McNeill

Canadian historian and writer (1917–2016).

Born October 31st, 1917 in Vancouver.

Died July 8th, 2016 at 98 years old in Torrington. [ref]

Occupations
historian, university teacher, writer
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman