Marshall Gauvin

Marshall Jerome Gauvin (April 3, 1881 – September 23, 1978), best known as Marshall J. Gauvin was a Canadian atheist author and speaker in the freethought movement.

Gauvin was born near Moncton, New Brunswick.[1] He was a contributor to the Truth Seeker, a publication devoted to freethought.[2] His collected writings are part of the collection of the University of Manitoba.[3][4]

Selected publications

  • The Gauvin-Olson Debates on God and the Bible (1921)
  • Did Jesus Christ Really Live? (1922)
  • The Illustrated Story of Evolution (1921)
  • The Fundamentals of Freethought (Peter Eckler Publishing Company, 1922)
  • The Struggle Between Religion and Science (1923)
  • Hell: A Christian Doctrine (Truth Seeker Company, 1953) [with Woolsey Teller and Herbert Cutner]

References

  1. ↑ "University of Manitoba - Libraries - Marshall Gauvin fonds". umanitoba.ca. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Truth Seeker Journal". Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Marshall J. Gauvin: An Inventory of His Papers". University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. University of Manitoba. 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Marshall Gauvin fonds, 1881-". University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. University of Manitoba Libraries. 1998. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.

Further reading

  • Reasoning Otherwise: Leftists and the People's Enlightenment in Canada, 1890-1920. By Ian McKay. Toronto: Between the Lines, 2008.