Egerton ryerson biography template

The practice of "officially erasing" figures from our history has become more commonplace today, which has prompted me to undertake an examination of Egerton Ryerson.

Ryerson rose to historical stardom and then, recently, was practically erased from history.

In this column, we shall examine Ryerson — warts and all.

Hopefully, I will present a balanced view of the contributions and blunders of the man and leave it up to you, the reader, to determine a fitting end to his narrative.

Let us begin with a general overview of Ryerson, the man.

Ryerson was a prominent Canadian educator and Methodist church leader in the 19th century known as the father of the public education system in what is now the Province of Ontario.

He established a system of free, mandatory schooling at the primary and secondary levels, and founded the Provincial Normal School for the training of teachers.

Ryerson served a