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Harold Don Allen
Born
Montreal
DiedJuly 11, 2020(2020-07-11) (aged 89) (death date then birth date)
NationalityCanadian
Alma materMcGill University, Santa Clara University, Rutgers University
SpouseFrances Mary Marven (1934–2018)

Harold Don Allen was a Canadian educator, writer and numismatist.[1] [2]

He graduated from McGill University with a B.Sc. in mathematics in 1952 and a bachelor of education in 1953. His first teaching job was at Woodland School in Verdun, Quebec, which was then a city.[3] [4]

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Titles

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  • A metric Canada : a challenge to teachers of industrial arts : a transcript of an address to the annual conference, Ontario Industrial Arts Association, Oshawa, May 4, 1974
  • Canada measures up : a guide to metric practices
  • Canada rationing, 1942-1947 : a numismatic record
  • Canadian numismatic digest. 1960
  • Coinman to Canadians, J.E. Charlton, c2001:
  • Expanding mathematical horizons, 1985
  • Mathematics with metric measure (co-author, elementary school textbook series)
  • Metric update : selected items from a column on metric conversion and metric education. And, Metric bibliography for the Canadian teacher
  • Nova Scotia measures up : background to metrication from Nova Scotia Teachers College
  • Sums of yesteryear

References

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  1. ^ Jewett, Larry (July 23, 2020). "Noted Canadian numismatist Dr. Harold Don Allen dies at 89". Coin World. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  2. ^ "Un doctorat en éducation". La Sentinelle (in Canadian French). Chibougamau, Quebec. July 6, 1977. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Great Grandson of Past Mayor To Teach Here". The Guardian. Verdun, Quebec. September 3, 1953.
  4. ^ "Don Allen Collection material on offer in ANA Auction". Canadian Coin News. 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. ^ "Harold ALLEN Obituary (1931 - 2020) - Toronto, ON - The Globe and Mail". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  6. ^ "Dr. Harold Don Allen | Saltwire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  7. ^ "Harold Don Allen, prolific numismatist across seven decades, dies at 89". Canadian Coin News. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  8. ^ "Mentors In Memoriam: Dr. Harold Don Allen". Channels. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

Category:Canadian educators Category:Canadian writers Category:Canadian numismatists Category:McGill University alumni Category:University of Santa Clara alumni Category:Rutgers University alumni Category:Academic staff of Nova Scotia Teachers College Category:People from Montreal Category:Nunavut Arctic College Category:Anglophone Quebec people