Jules Peter Paivio (29 April 1917 – 4 September 2013)[1] was a Canadian architect, professor, and soldier. A veteran of the Spanish Civil War, he was the last surviving member of the Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion.

Early life and family

Paivio was born near Port Arthur, Ontario,[2] and raised in nearby Sudbury by his Finnish parents.[3] His father Aku Päiviö was a Finnish Canadian journalist, poet and socialist. Päiviö's brother Allan Paivio was an emeritus professor of psychology at the University of Western Ontario. He was best known for his dual-coding theory.[4]

Spanish Civil War

Paivio left Canada at the age of 19 to fight in the Spanish Civil War.[3] He was captured during the war, saved from execution by an Italian officer, and placed in a prisoner-of-war camp.[3] Paivio was the last surviving Canadian veteran of the Spanish Civil War, and in 2012 he was honored by the Spanish government by being granted honorary citizenship.[5]

World War II

During World War II, Paivio trained soldiers in map-reading and surveying.[5]

Academic career

Paivio was a trained architect and taught at Ryerson University.[2]

Death

Jules Paivio died on 4 September 2013, at the age of 97.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Jules PAIVIO Obituary (2013) - Toronto Star". Legacy.com.
  2. 1 2 "Man of conviction - Jules Paivio is an unwavering left-winger, academic and Spanish civil war veteran". Vapaa Sana. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Terrence Rundle West (9 September 2013). "Mac-Paps fought fascism, but their last dies unnoticed". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013. Cf. West's 2011 novel Not in my father's footsteps, exploring and complicating the individual Canadian experience.
  4. ↑ "Idealist fought fascism during Spanish Civil War". The Globe and Mail. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 Adrian Morrow (23 January 2012). "Spain grants citizenship to Canadian veteran of the Spanish Civil War". Globe & Mail. Retrieved 10 September 2013.

Documentary film "To My Son in Spain: Finnish Canadians in the Spanish Civil War

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