Philip Albert Child (January 19, 1898 – February 6, 1978) was a Canadian novelist, poet, and academic.[1]
Born inHamilton,Ontario, the son of William Addison Child and Elizabeth Helen (Harvey) Child graduated from Ridley College, St. Catharines in 1915 and then studied atTrinity College where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree after serving duringWorld War I. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree fromChrist's College, Cambridge in 1921 and received a Master of Arts and Ph.D. fromHarvard University. He was a journalist and taught for a time at theUniversity of British Columbia while writing several novels. In 1942, he became a professor at Trinity College eventually becoming Chancellor's Professor of English.[2]
