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Reginald Bateman
d. 1918
An early University of Saskatchewan professor who also served in World War I, this Irish-born writer is remembered through a memorial collection of lectures and essays that reflect both a teacher’s warmth and a soldier’s sense of duty.
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About the author
Born in Listowel, Ireland, in 1883, Reginald John Godfrey Bateman studied at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned distinction in English, French, and modern history. In 1909 he became one of the first four professors appointed at the new University of Saskatchewan and its first professor of English.
Bateman quickly built a reputation as a gifted and energetic teacher. Accounts of his life describe him as deeply committed to literature, lively in the classroom, and influential in the university’s early years. His writing survives chiefly in Reginald Bateman, Teacher and Soldier, a memorial volume published after his death.
During World War I, he left university life to serve in the army. He was killed in France on September 3, 1918, near Dury. Though his life was brief, he left a strong impression as both a scholar and a man of service.