Francis Owen (philologist)
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| Born | 6 December 1886 Saltfleet, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 22 December 1975 (aged 89) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Children | 1 |
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| Notable works | The Germanic People (1960) |
Francis Owen (6 September 1886 − 22 December 1975) was a Canadian philologist and military officer. He was Professor of German and Chairman of the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Alberta, and the author of the first complete scholarly work on the history and early culture of the Germanic peoples. His works on this subject are still cited in modern scholarship.