Horn was born on September 3, 1939, in
Baarn,
Netherlands. His family migrated to Canada from the Netherlands in 1952, settling in
Victoria,
British Columbia. He graduated from
Victoria High School in 1956. Horn holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of British Columbia, and
Master of Arts and
Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the
University of Toronto. He is currently a professor
emeritus of history and university historian at
Glendon College,
York University, in
Toronto, where he has worked since 1968. Horn has been married to Cornelia Maria Schuh, a lawyer and
civil servant with the
Ontario provincial government, since December 29, 1984. They have two sons, Daniel and Patrick. In 2002, Horn was inducted into the
Royal Society of Canada in Academy II (Social Sciences). ==Bibliography==