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Lange, Darcy, 1946-2005

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  • 1946-2005
Darcy Lange was a New Zealand artist known for his video and film work of New Zealand. Lange first used the “long take” technique when using video ad treated his videos as research studies, rather than finished products. In the 1970s, Lange began documenting people in their everyday activities, which included the significant events surrounding Maori land rights during the late 1970s and 1980s.

LaPalma, Marina

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Marina LaPalma was born in Milan, Italy. LaPalma was a performance artist and art critic in the Los Angeles area in the 1980s. She was also a founding member of the Kelsey Street Press in Berkeley in the 1970s. LaPalma became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes with her “demo tape” audio recording which became a part of the centre’s tape collection in 1985.

Laudau, Carl

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Carl Laudau became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1998 because many of their video recordings became a part of the centre’s tape collection.

Laurence, George, C.

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  • 1905-1897

George C. Laurence was born in 1905 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. He received his BSc (1925) and MSc (1927) in physics from Dalhousie University and earned a PhD at Cambridge University. In 1930 he joined the National Research Council in Ottawa, where he worked on radiation dosages in cancer treatments and promoting safety from radiation exposure. From 1946 Laurence was the scientific advisor to the Canadian delegation to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. He was appointed chairman of the Reactor Safety Advisory Committee at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited in 1956 and from 1961-1970 he served as president of the Atomic Energy Canada Board.

Laurence received several awards for his work, including the MBE, the Canadian Association of Physicists medal, the W.B. Lewis medal from the Canadian Nuclear Association, and a number of honorary degrees, including a Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie in 1967. George Laurence married Elfreda Blois in 1931, with whom he had two daughters. He lived in Chalk River, Ontario, from 1946 until his death in 1987.

Laurie, K. C., Lt. Col.

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  • 1881-1965
K. C. Laurie was born in London, England in 1881 to Major-General J. Wimburn Laurie and . He was brought up on his father's estate in Oakfield, Nova Scotia and was educated as schools in Nova Scotia and England, including the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. Laurie served in the Boer War and WWI. After retiring, he moved back to Oakfield in 1922 with his wife, Violet Boardman. Despite lacking experience with and knowledge about universities, Laurie was appointed to the Dalhousie Board of Governors in 1939 and served as its chair from 1943 to 1955. He was able to devote time to the board and was known for "inspecting" classes. Laurie passed away in 1965.

Laurier, Wilfrid, Sir

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  • 1841-1919
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada, in office from July 11, 1896 to October 6, 1911.

Lawrence, Lionel H.

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  • [193-]-
Lionel Lawrence taught drama at Dalhousie between 1965-1980, first within the Department of English and then in the newly formed Department of Theatre, where he also served as chair from 1973-1980. He left Dalhousie for an appointment as Dean of Fine Arts at York University from 1980-1984, and in 1986 moved to Perth to set up a professional training school, the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts, before becoming Director of the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne in 1986.

Lawrence, Wyatt

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Wyatt Lawrence became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1998 because their video recording “Mad in the Spirit” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.

Lawson, George

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  • 1827–1895

George Lawson was born 12 October 1827 at Newport, Scotland, to Alexander Lawson and Margaret McEwan. He was married first to Lucy Stapley (d. 1871) of Edinburgh, with whom he had two daughters. In 1876, five years after Stapley's death, he married Caroline Matilda Knox, née Jordan, in Halifax.

Lawson was initially apprenticed to a solicitor, but was moved to study the natural and physical sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He received his DPhil from the University of Giessen and moved to Canada in 1858 to take up an appointment as professor of chemistry and natural history at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. During his time at Queen's he founded the Botanical Society of Canada (1860).

In 1863 Lawson left Queen's to join the newly reorganized Dalhousie College as professor of chemistry and mineralogy, where he introduced laboratory work and field trips into his classes. He lectured at the Halifax Medical College, helped to organize the Technological Institute of Halifax (1877), and was an avid supporter of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science (later the Nova Scotian Institute of Science). He was a charter member of the Royal Society of Canada, serving as its president in 1887–1888, and was involved in overseas organizations such as London's Royal Horticultural Society. Lawson died of a stroke in 1895.

Lawson, William

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  • [172-] - 1838
William Lawson was a Halifax merchant, office holder, justice of the peace, and politician. He was the son of John Lawson and Sarah Shatford.

Le Blanc, Leola

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Leola Le Blanc is a media artist, and has received multiple awards for her artwork. Her education includes a MFA from NSCAD University and a MA in Anthropology/Archeology from Trent University. Le Blanc became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes because their video recording “Dammsel Day” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.

Le Droit

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