death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name
calgary , alberta 11 january 1975 orillia , ontario 02 april 1892 eric harvie
 eric lafferty harvie
eric harvie

eric lafferty harvie , -lrb- 2 april 1892 -- 11 january 1975 -rrb- was a canadian businessman and philanthropist .
he was the founder of the glenbow museum , one of western canada 's largest museums .
after drillers struck oil on land where he held mineral rights , lawyer eric lafferty harvie used much of the resulting multimillion-dollar fortune benevolently .
he assisted such diverse organizations as glenbow foundation , the calgary zoo and the banff centre for the arts .
in 1967 , he was made an officer of the order of canada `` for services to the arts and the community '' .
