Ranking the 250 Greatest Canadians: 53 - Sir Sandford Fleming

Coming to Canada when he was 18, Sandford Fleming designed Canada's first stamp, surveyed for our railroads and promoted the concept of Standardized Time, time zones and a prime meridian.

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