Whitford Julian VanDusen

{{Short description|Canadian lumber magnate (1889–1978)}}

Whitford Julian VanDusen (July 18, 1889 in Tara, Ontario – December 15, 1978), was a Canadian lumber magnate and philanthropist,[http://digitalcollections.library.ubc.ca/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/macmillan&CISOPTR=2465&CISOBOX=1&REC=10 Portrait of Whitford Julian VanDusen.] University of British Columbia library. Retrieved on January 2, 2011.[http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology1943.htm The history of Metropolitan Vancouver.] Retrieved on January 2, 2011 who established the Vancouver Foundation.[http://www.vancouverfoundation.ca/about/history.htm History.] Vancouver Foundation. Retrieved on January 2, 2011 The VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver was named after him.[http://vancouver.ca/parks/parks/vandusen/website/aboutus/history.htm About us.] VanDusen Botanical Garden. Retrieved on January 2, 2011