Charles Ambrose Zavitz

He was born in 1863 in Coldstream, Canada West, into a family that was a combination of both Quakers and United Empire Loyalists.

"[2] In 1916, the University of Toronto recognized Zavitz with an honorary Doctor of Science degree for his research and for his peace activism.

"Charles was the founder of the Canadian Peace and Arbitration Society, Canada's first peace group...." [3] Zavitz was the acting president of the college at the beginning of World War I, and refused to let the militia recruit or drill on campus, causing quite a stir among local militarists.

Zavitz pioneered the development of soybeans for commercial use in Ontario, and also enhanced yields in potatoes, alfalfa, sugar beets, peas, grain and field beans, but most notably in barley.

The Canadian Brewer's Association found it was a superb barley for the malting process and wanted to present Zavitz with an award, but he would not accept it in public.