Edwin G. "Ted" Pulleyblank lahir pada tanggal 7 Agustus 1922, di [[Calgary, Alberta]], [[Kanada]]. His fatherAyahnya, William George Edwin Pulleyblank, wasadalah aseorang teacher ofguru [[mathematicsmatematika]] whoyang laterkemudian becamemenjadi aseorang schoolwakil vice-principalkepala sekolah, anddan his motheribunya, Ruth Pulleyblank, hadjuga alsopernah beenmenjadi aseorang teacherguru. Pulleyblank was an avid student with a bright intellect and an excellent memory for details, and taught himself [[Ancient Greek]] while in high school.{{sfnp|Chan|2014|p=252}} He matriculated at the [[University of Alberta]] in 1939 on an Alberta provincial government scholarship, and majored in the [[Classics|Latin and Greek Classics]] while also tutoring other students in math and [[physics]] in his spare time.{{sfnp|Chan|2014|p=252}}
