Researching Stephen Scobie
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 651 people with the Scobie surname? In that year Scobie was ranked number 2929 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Scobie on Ancestry
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| Did you know that there are currently 1101 people with the Scobie surname in the UK? Scobie is now ranked number 3014 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Stephen Scobie
Stephen Scobie
Stephen Scobie (born 31 December 1943) is a Canadian poet, critic, and scholar.
Born in Carnoustie, Scotland, Scobie relocated to Canada in 1965. He earned a PhD from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver after which he taught at the University of Alberta and at the University of Victoria, from which he recently retired.
Scobie is a founding editor of Longspoon Press, an elected member of the Royal Society of Canada, and the recipient of the 1980 Governor General's Award for McAlmon's Chinese Opera (1980) and the 1986 Prix Gabrielle Roy for Canadian Criticism.
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