Bio Section

2009 - James HillerMissed Opportunities for Newfoundland 1890's

Dr. James Hiller has been a member of the history department at Memorial University since the early 1970s and served as the department head in the 1980s. His major research area is the history of Newfoundland and Labrador since the 18th century. His work has included studies of the confederation period, 1945-49 and the colony's political history. Besides publishing articles on these topics, Dr. Hiller has written numerous entries for the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, the Oxford Companion to Canadian History and other reference works. Assisted by the late Dr. Michael Harrington, he edited the debates and papers of the National Convention, 1946-48. He also co-authored the first comprehensive single volume history of the four Atlantic Provinces. A Region in the Making was awarded a Clio Prize by the Canadian Historical Association.