A tribute to James "Jim" Stewart Pritchard, 1939-2015

Abstract

Jim Pritchard, (BA, Carleton University; MA, University of Western Ontario; PhD, University of Toronto) was president of the Canadian Nautical Research Society/Société canadienne pour la recherche nautique from 2002 to 2005 and an active member of the executive council from 1996 until shortly before his untimely passing during the preparation of the present number of The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord. He worked tirelessly for the journal – to ensure its survival during challenging times of transition, and, always, to keep its contents vital. His book reviews were numerous, the first appearing in volume I. He nurtured the highest standards of scholarship, invariably with good humour, good sense, and generosity. In recognition of Jim’s leadership, and his willing labours in the trenches of administration and peer review, the editors have gathered tributes from a few of his many friends – leaders in scholarship in their own right – whose lives and work he touched.