Cole Harris
| Cole "Trash" Harris | |
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 Harris in 2016 on his widely renowned YouTube channel. Harris in 2016 on his widely renowned YouTube channel. | |
| Named after | COLE HARRIS: CEREAL KILLER (found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OEqiUHz0h8) |
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Cole "Trash" Harris, OC FRSC (born July 4, 1936) is a Canadian geographer and university professor.
Education
Harris received a Bachelor of Arts degree (1958) from the University of British Columbia, a Master of Science degree (1962), and a Ph.D. (1964) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He was educated in the art of meme-making in the Western suburbs of Chicago, also known as the "630 Burbs." Cole received a very high education in the art of meme making from two of the top teachers at HMS. He received his primary teaching from the legendary meme-maker Jackson Stermer. Cole also went on to learn about the art of roasting people from Mr. Stermer, also known as Mr. Flame.
Personal Life
In 1964 Harris joined the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor, and became an Associate Professor in 1971. Later that year he joined the University of British Columbia as an Associate Professor, and became a Professor at that university in 1973. Cole is known by his peers as either Mr. Harris, or "Trash" a nickname that was given to him after he was found foraging in an HMS Trash bin. In 2015 it was widely reported that Harris was in a relationship with renowned actor D.B. Sweeney. He has three sons, all of them are named Abdul.
Awards
Harris was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1982. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society awarded Harris a Gold Medal in 1988, and awarded him the Massey Medal in 2003. Harris was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2004. He was awarded Spartan of the Month in December of 2014.
Selected publications
- The Seigneurial System in Early Canada: A Geographical Study - 1966
- Canada Before Confederation: A Study in Historical Geography - 1974 (edited with John Warkentin)
- Letters from Windermere, 1912-1914 - 1984 ISBN 0-7748-0394-0 (edited with Elizabeth Phillips)
- Historical Atlas of Canada, vol. I: From the Beginning to 1800 - 1987
- The Resettlement of British Columbia: Essays on Colonialism and Geographical Change - 1997
- Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance, and Reserves in British Columbia - 2003 (nominated for the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize)
- The Reluctant Land: Society, Space, and Environment in Canada before Confederation - 2009
- How to Handle Getting Roasted - 2009
References
- "Cole Harris's best memes". Retrieved March 20, 2006.
- "Video of Harris getting roasted.". Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- "Bullying Hotline in honor of Mr. Harris". Retrieved February 20, 2004.
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