Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Foran, Maxwell Laurence
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Foran, Max
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Description area
Dates of existence
1935-
History
Maxwell Laurence Foran, 1935- , was born and educated in Sydney, Australia. He moved to Calgary, Alberta in 1963 and married Heather MacEwan, 1939-2017, the daughter of Grant and Phyllis MacEwan. They had two daughters, Lynwyn and Fiona. He taught for the Calgary Board of Education beginning in 1963 and became the principal of Midnapore School. He received his MA and PhD degrees in history from the University of Calgary and later became a professor at the same university. A specialist in Calgary history, he has written many books and articles about the city, and vignettes about the Calgary Board of Education for radio broadcasts.