Victor Suthren

Victor Suthren is a writer with a special interest in the sailing ships of Canadian history. Educated at Bishop's and Concordia universities, he received an MA from the latter institution in 1970. He was a historian at the fortress of Louisbourg and later in Halifax, before joining the Canadian War Museum, where he was Director General from 1986 to 1997. In 1997 he was appointed an Honorary Captain in the Canadian Navy. He is the author of the Paul Gallant and Edward Manwaring series of naval novels, and has sailed extensively as a crew in traditional sailing vessels. He lives in Ottawa.