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graduated from the University of Toronto in 1924 with a bachelor of arts and master of arts degree in classics.
This compresses two separate degrees into 1924. University of Toronto and Rutgers records say MacKay earned his B.A. in 1923 and his M.A. in 1924.
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The article says MacKay graduated in 1924 with both a bachelor's and master's degree in classics. But archival and biographical records list those degrees in different years: a B.A. in 1923 and an M.A. in 1924. That means the claim, as written, incorrectly places both degrees in 1924.
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- MacKay, Louis Alexander - Discover Archives (University of Toronto Archives)
Louis Alexander MacKay was born in Hensall, Ontario, and received his BA from University College in 1923 and his MA in 1924.
- MACKAY, Louis Alexander - Database of Classical Scholars (Rutgers)
Education: B.A. U. of Toronto, 1923; M.A. 1924; B.A. Oxford (Balliol Coll.) (Rhodes Scholar), 1928.
MacKay went to Balliol College, Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship in 1924.
The year is off by one. University of Toronto Archives says MacKay was awarded the Rhodes scholarship in 1925, and Balliol’s Rhodes Scholars list records him as a 1925 Canadian Rhodes Scholar.
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This sentence gives 1924 as the year MacKay went to Balliol on a Rhodes Scholarship. But University of Toronto Archives states that in 1925 he was awarded a Rhodes scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford. Balliol's own archival list of Rhodes Scholars also places "MacKay, Mr Louis" under 1925 Canada, not 1924. Those records contradict the article's date.
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- MacKay, Louis Alexander - Discover Archives (University of Toronto Archives)
In 1925 he was awarded a Rhodes scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford.
- Balliol Rhodes Scholars 1902-1950 - Balliol College Archives
1925 Canada MacKay, Mr Louis
London: MacMillan Publishers. 1948.
The publication details are incorrect. Library and text-source records identify the 1948 book as published in Toronto by the Macmillan Company of Canada, not in London by 'MacMillan Publishers.'
Full reasoning
The article's bibliography gives The Ill-Tempered Lover and Other Poems as "London: MacMillan Publishers. 1948." But the WorldCat record for the exact OCLC number cited in the article lists the book as published in Toronto by Macmillan Co. of Canada in 1948. LiederNet also identifies the collection as "Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada Ltd., first published 1948." So the listed place and publisher are incorrect.
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- The ill-tempered lover : and other poems | WorldCat.org
Publisher: Macmillan Co. of Canada, Toronto, 1948
- I often wonder | I often wonder what you're thinking | LiederNet
appears in The Ill-Tempered Lover and Other Poems, Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada Ltd., first published 1948
Whitby, Ontario: Ryerson Press. 1938.
The publication place is wrong. The cited WorldCat record gives this 1938 book as published in Toronto by Ryerson Press, not Whitby, Ontario.
Full reasoning
For Viper's Bugloss, the article lists the publication details as "Whitby, Ontario: Ryerson Press. 1938." However, the WorldCat record for the same OCLC number cited here lists the item as published by Ryerson Press in Toronto in 1938. A bookseller description of the same edition also gives "Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1938." That means the stated place of publication is incorrect.
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- Viper's bugloss | WorldCat.org
Publisher: Ryerson Press, Toronto, ©1938
- Viper's Bugloss by Smalacombe, John | ABAA
Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1938.