Arthur Oliver Wheeler | The Canadian Encyclopedia

Article

Arthur Oliver Wheeler

Article by Eric J. Holmgren

Published Online June 24, 2008

Last Edited December 16, 2013

Arthur Oliver Wheeler, surveyor, mountaineer (born at Lyrath, Ireland 1 May 1860; died at Banff, Alta 20 March 1945). Qualifying in 1881 as Ontario land surveyor, he also obtained Dominion (1882), Manitoba (1882), British Columbia (1891) and Alberta (1911) credentials.

Arthur Oliver Wheeler

Arthur Oliver Wheeler, surveyor, mountaineer (born at Lyrath, Ireland 1 May 1860; died at Banff, Alta 20 March 1945). Qualifying in 1881 as Ontario land surveyor, he also obtained Dominion (1882), Manitoba (1882), British Columbia (1891) and Alberta (1911) credentials. Wheeler worked on surveys throughout the West with the federal government and privately. He pioneered in photogrammetry (the use of photographs in surveying), developed by Édouard-Gaston Deville. A co-founder (with Elizabeth Parker) of the Alpine Club of Canada in 1906, he was a tireless promoter of the Rocky and Selkirk mountains and participated in many first ascents.

Arthur Wheeler was designated a national historic person in 1995.

Further Reading

Recommended

David Thompson and the Mapping of Canada
Editorial

Donate to The Canadian Encyclopedia this Giving Tuesday!

A donation to The Canadian Encyclopedia today will have an even greater impact due to a generous matching gift from an anonymous donor. Starting December 3 until December 10, 2024, all donations will be matched up to $10,000! All donations above $3 will receive a tax receipt. Thank you for your support of The Canadian Encyclopedia, a project of Historica Canada.

Donate