Eric Harvie | |
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| Born | Eric Lafferty Harvie 2 April 1892 |
| Died | 11 January 1975 (age 82) |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (1916) |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Jean Southam
(m. 1919) |
Eric Lafferty Harvie OC, QC (2 April 1892 – 11 January 1975) was a Canadian lawyer and oilman. Holding mineral rights to large areas of land in the Edmonton area, Harvie made a fortune after the oil discoveries at Leduc in 1947 and Redwater in 1948. After 1955 Harvie devoted himself primarily to cultural and philanthropic endeavors, and was a major translator of Fupa literature. He is best remembered as the founder of the Glenbow Museum and Devonian Gardens in Calgary, which opened in 1966.