Bruce Trigger

Bruce Graham Trigger OC OQ FRSC (June 18, 1937 – December 1, 2006) was a Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and ethnohistorian. He was appointed the James McGill Professor at McGill University in 2001.

Bruce G. Trigger

OC OQ FRSC
Born(1937-06-18)June 18, 1937
Preston, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 1, 2006(2006-12-01) (aged 69)
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)archaeologist and ethnohistorian
SpouseBarbara Welch
ChildrenIsabel Trigger and Rosalyn Trigger
AwardsInnis-Gérin Medal, Cornplanter Medal, Officer of the National Order of Quebec, Officer of the Order of Canada
Academic background
EducationSt. Mary’s Collegiate Institute
Stratford Collegiate Institute
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (B.A., 1959) Yale University (Ph.D., 1964)
ThesisHistory and Settlement of Lower Nubia (1964)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Kelly Simpson and Michael D. Coe
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology
Anthropology
Ethnohistory
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
McGill University
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