F. R. Scott | |
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| Born | Francis Reginald Scott August 1, 1899 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | January 30, 1985 (aged 85) |
| Other names | Frank Scott |
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| Children | Peter Dale Scott |
| Parent | Frederick George Scott |
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| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Literary movement | Montreal Group |
| Notable works | Collected Poems of F. R. Scott (1981) |
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| Sub-discipline | Constitutional law |
| School or tradition | Christian socialism |
| Institutions | McGill University |
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| Notable works | Essays on the Constitution (1977) |
Francis Reginald Scott CC QC FRSC FBA (1899–1985), commonly known as Frank Scott or F. R. Scott, was a lawyer, Canadian poet, intellectual, and constitutional scholar. He helped found the first Canadian social democratic party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and its successor, the New Democratic Party. He won Canada's top literary prize, the Governor General's Award, twice, once for poetry and once for non-fiction. He was married to artist Marian Dale Scott.