William Alexander Robb Kerr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Alexander Robb Kerr
Canadian academic
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About William Alexander Robb Kerr
- William Alexander Robb Kerr, (September 29, 1875 – January 19, 1945) was a Canadian academic and the third president of the University of Alberta. Born in Toronto, Ontario, to Thomas and Maria Jane Kerr, Kerr received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1899 and a Master of Arts degree in 1901 from the University of Toronto.
- Continuing his education, he received an AM degree from Harvard University in 1902, an ET from the University of Paris in 1903, and a Ph.D.
- from Harvard University in 1904.
- In 1904, he was appointed a professor of Romance languages and literature at Adelphi College in Brooklyn, New York.
- In 1909, he joined the University of Alberta as a Professor of modern languages.
- From 1914 to 1936, he was the first dean of the Faculty of Arts.
- From 1936 to 1941, he was the president of the University of Alberta.He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.He died in Edmonton, Alberta in 1945.
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