Irving Abella

1940 - 2022

country of citizenship: Canada

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: French, English

occupation: historian, university teacher, writer

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, Member of the Order of Canada, Order of Ontario, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Order of Canada, Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Irving Martin Abella (July 2, 1940 – July 3, 2022) was a Canadian historian who served as a professor at York University from 1968 to 2013. He specialized in the history of the Jews in Canada and the Canadian labour movement. Source: Wikipedia (en)