Leo Ferrari
| Dr. Leo Charles Ferrari | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 8, 1927 Bathurst, New South Wales Australia [1][2] |
| Died |
October 7, 2010 (aged 82) Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada[2][3] |
| Cause of death | Alzheimer's disease[3] |
| Education |
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| Occupation | Philosophy professor |
| Years active | 1961–1995 |
| Employer | St. Thomas University |
| Title |
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| Spouse(s) | Lorna E. Drew [1] |
| Parent(s) | |
Leo Charles Ferrari (December 8, 1927 – October 7, 2010) was a St. Thomas University philosophy professor, noted Saint Augustine scholar, and founding member of the parody organization Flat Earth Society of Canada.[1][2][3]
Flat Earth Society activities
Leo Ferrari was a founding member and head of the satirical Flat Earth Society of Canada, later renamed the Flat Earth Society (FES).[4]
In Ferrari's writings in support of the FES and the Flat Earth, he attributed everything from gender to racial inequality on the globularist and the Spherical Earth model.[5] Ferrari even claimed to have nearly fallen off "the Edge" of the Earth at Brimstone Head on Fogo Island.[6]
Ferrari was a key figure in the 1990 flat earth "documentary", In Search of the Edge.[7] In the accompanying study guide, Ferrari is outed as a "globularist," someone who believes the earth is spherical.[8] The intent of the film was to promote critical thinking about media by "[attempting] to prove in convincing fashion, something everyone knew to be false." [8]
Bibliography
- The conversions of Saint Augustine. Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University Press. 1984. ISBN 9780877230397. OCLC 17228498.
- Different Minds/ Living with Alzheimer Disease. (with Lorna Drew). Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University Press. 2005. ISBN 9780864924438. OCLC 17228498.
- Published Essays
- Ferrari, Leo (1975). "Feminism and Education in a Flat Earth Perspective". McGill Journal of Education. X (1): 77–81. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- Human Rights Pamphlets
- The rise of human rights; a Canadian outline. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Human Rights Commission, Dept. of Labour, 1970. OCLC 107688
- Human rights and the Canadian Indian. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Human Rights Commission, Dept. of Labour, 1973. OCLC 3570417
- Human rights in a changing world : the problem of preserving human values in the upheavals caused by science and technology. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Human Rights Commission, Dept. of Labour, 1977. OCLC 3968828
- Poetry
- The worm's revenge. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Mortuary Press, 1968. OCLC 18945843
- Over the Edge: Poems in Grateful Celebration of Fifty Years of Life, Love and of Laughter. Fredericton, New Brunswick: Owl and the Pussycat, 1977. OCLC 5488675
Notes
- 1 2 The titles "Duke of Sydney" and "Archbishop of Canterbury" were unofficial titles bestowed on Ferrari by James Stewart, a student of Ferrari's friend Alden Nowlan.[4] The letters patent for the titles reside in the UNB Archives [9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Biographical sketch". Leo C. Ferrari Fonds. UNB Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Leo Charles Ferrari". New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia. St. Thomas University. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Leo Ferrari: obituary and death notice on InMemoriam". Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- 1 2 Fraser, Raymond (2007). When the Earth was flat. Windsor, Ontario, Canada: Black Moss Press. pp. 15–23. ISBN 9780887534393. OCLC 153913670.
- ↑ http://mje.mcgill.ca/article/download/7006/4948
- ↑ Colombo, John R (1984). Canadian Literary Landmarks. Dundurn. p. 19. ISBN 978-0888820730.
- ↑ Barrie, Scott (Director); Marsh, Robert (Narrator) (2005). In search of the edge : an inquiry into the shape of the earth and the disappearance of Andrea Barns (DVD). Toronto, Ontario: Pancake Productions. ISBN 9781594582295. OCLC 81094526.
- 1 2 In search of the edge : an inquiry into the shape of the earth and the disappearance of Andrea Barns (PDF) ((Study Guide)). Barrie, Scott. Toronto, Ontario: Pancake Productions. 2005.
- ↑ "Series No. 3 Artifacts (The Flat Earth Society)". Leo C. Ferrari Fonds. UNB Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved 2013-03-15.