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    Ernest Manning

    Manning grew up in a conventional Saskatchewan farm family and as a teenager was drawn to Aberhart's religious radio broadcasts. He studied with Aberhart and later became the institute's executive secretary.

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    Ernest McCulloch

    Ernest Armstrong McCulloch, OC, OOnt, FRS, FRSC, scientist, physician, researcher, teacher, administrator (born 27 April 1926 in Toronto, ON; died 20 January 2011 in Toronto, ON). McCulloch and James Till conducted pioneering research into stem cells during the 1960s and 1970s that inspired future developments in bone marrow transplants and other medical advances. (See also Stem Cell Research.)

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    Ernest Myrand

    Ernest Myrand. Historian, journalist, librarian, b Quebec City 29 Jun 1854, d there 31 May 1921. After studying at Laval University, he joined Le Canadien as a journalist under the supervision of that Quebec City daily's editor, Israël Tarte.

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    Ernest Poole

    Ernest William Poole, DCM, soldier (born 19 February 1931 in Regina, SK). Poole was a medical corporal in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC) and served during the Korean War. For his bravery tending the wounded under fire, he was recommended for the Victoria Cross. Instead, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the second highest decoration for gallantry. The decision to downgrade his award was controversial.

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    Ernest Rutherford, Baron Rutherford of Nelson

    When he came to McGill in 1898 as Macdonald Professor of Physics, Rutherford had begun studying radioactivity at Cambridge and his work at the Macdonald Physics Building, then one of the best equipped laboratories anywhere, was subsidized by William MACDONALD himself.

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    Ernest Seitz

    Ernest (Joseph) Seitz. Pianist, teacher, songwriter, b Hamilton, Ont, 29 Feb 1892, d Toronto 10 Sep 1978; Fellow, Royal Society of Arts, London 1954. For seven years a pupil of A.S. Vogt in Toronto, Seitz studied 1910-14 with Josef Lhévinne in Berlin.

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    Ernest Thompson Seton

    In 1906, Seton published Two Little Savages; Being the Adventures of Two Boys Who Lived as Indians and What They Learned. Based on his childhood experience of "playing Indian" in Ontario, it is now considered a classic of children's literature.

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    Ernest Walter Stedman

    Ernest Walter Stedman, aircraft engineer (b at Malling, Eng 21 July 1888; d at Ottawa 27 Mar 1957). Stedman trained as an engineer and ended his WWI service as a lt-col in the RAF. He then joined the Handley-Page aircraft company

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    Ernest White

    Ernest F. White. Organist, choirmaster, organ designer, teacher, editor, b London, Ont, 20 Jun 1901, d Fairfield, Conn, 21 Sep 1980; honorary FRCCO 1977.

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    Ernest Whyte

    Ernest Whyte. Composer, teacher, b Perth, Ont, 14 Oct 1858, d Ottawa 23 Nov 1922.

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    Ernestine Russell

    Ernestine “Ernie” Jean Russell, gymnast, coach (born 10 June 1938 in Windsor, ON). Ernestine Russell was Canada’s best female gymnast of the 1950s. She was the first woman to represent Canada in gymnastics at the Olympic Summer Games, at Melbourne in 1956. She was also the first Canadian gymnast ever to medal in an international competition, at the 1959 Pan American Games in Chicago, where she won four gold medals and two silver. She won 46 gold medals at the Canadian Gymnastics Championships between 1954 and 1960. She also had a successful career coaching women’s gymnastics at the NCAA level and with Team USA. She has been inducted into the Canadian Amateur Athletic Hall of Fame and the US Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

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    Ernesto Barbini

    Ernesto Barbini. Conductor, b Venice 15 Jul 1907, d Toronto 17 Nov 1985; baccalaureate piano and organ (Benedetto Marcello Cons) 1925, master of organ 1927, baccalaureate theory 1928, master of piano 1929, and master of composition 1930 (all at Cesare Pollini Cons), honorary D LITT (York) 1980.

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    Ernesto Vinci

    Ernesto (b Ernst Moritz) Vinci (b Wreszynski). Teacher, baritone, adjudicator, physician, b Berlin 20 Apr 1898, naturalized Canadian 1944, d Moncton, NB, 7 Nov 1983; MD (Berlin) 1924, MD (Milan) 1933, honorary DU (Calgary) 1969.

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    Ernie Richardson

    Ernie Richardson, curler (born at Stoughton, Sask 1931). He gained world acclaim as skip of the famous Richardson Rink, probably the best known in Canadian curling history.

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    Ernst Friedlander

    Ernst (Peter) Friedlander, cellist, composer, teacher (born 6 October 1906 in Vienna, Austria, naturalized Canadian 1963; died 28 October 1966 in North Vancouver, BC). 

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