Edward Schreyer - Early Life and Youth

Early Life and Youth

Schreyer was born in Beausejour, Manitoba, to German-Austrian, Catholic parents; his maternal grandparents were Austrians who emigrated from western Ukraine. Schreyer attended Cromwell Elementary School and Beausejour Collegiate Secondary School before taking further studies at United College and St. John's College at the University of Manitoba. There, he received in 1959 a Bachelor of Pedagogy, a Bachelor of Education in 1962, a Master of Arts in International Relations, and in 1963 a second Master of Arts in Economics. Concurrently, for three years following 1962, Schreyer served as a professor of International Relations at St. Paul's College.

Also while pursuing his post-graduate degrees, Schreyer married Lilly Schultz, with whom he had two daughters— Lisa and Karmel— and two sons— Jason and Toban.

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