Alex Biega
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- For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Alex Biega (ice hockey).
Alexander Biega, Q.C., was a Canadian lawyer and author. He was the President of the Ukrainian Canadian Centennial Commission – Quebec,[1] and author of The Ukrainian Experience in Quebec (Toronto, Basilian Press, 1994).
[edit] Background
He was the son of Peter Biega, a Ukrainian emigrant who settled in Canada.[2] Biega was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1949[3] and practiced as a criminal defence lawyer in Montreal, Quebec.[4][5][6]
His book, The Ukrainian Experience in Quebec (co-written with Myroslaw Diakowsky), was published by Basilian Press, in both French and English, in 1994.[7][8][9][10]
Biega died in September 2004 at the age 82.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Roman Golash. "Ukrainian Experience in Quebec(Introduction)". Ukemonde.com. http://www.ukemonde.com/ukrainian%20experience%20in%20quebec/into.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Biega Family Pages
- ^ "> Alexander Biega". LawTok. http://www.lawtok.com/LawyerInfo.aspx?LawyerID=1092. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ The Montreal Gazette - Jan 17, 1951 – Page 15
- ^ The Montreal Gazette - Feb 19, 1969 – Page 3
- ^ The Montreal Gazette - Dec 12, 1975 – Page 31
- ^ WorldCat
- ^ http://umanitoba.ca/centres/ukrainian_canadian/ucco/Prolegomena.pdf
- ^ Multicultural Canada
- ^ "In My Charge". Ukrhistory.tripod.com. http://ukrhistory.tripod.com/index-30.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi
