Frederick William Wallace

Frederick William Wallace
Born(1886-12-11)December 11, 1886
Glasgow, Scotland
DiedJuly 15, 1958(1958-07-15) (aged 71)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Journalist, photographer, historian, novelist

Frederick William Wallace (December 11, 1886 – July 15, 1958) was a journalist, photographer, historian and novelist. He is best known as the author of Wooden Ships and Iron Men, a now-classic 1924 book about the last days of the Age of Sail in Maritime Canada.