Henry Duckworth
Henry Edmison Duckworth | |
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Born | |
Died | December 18, 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba | (aged 93)
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | physicist and university administrator |
Awards | Henry Marshall Tory Medal (1965) |
Henry Edmison Duckworth, OC FRSC (November 1, 1915 – December 18, 2008) was a Canadian physicist and university administrator.
Born in Brandon, Manitoba, and raised in Winnipeg, Duckworth received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesley College in 1935, followed by a Bachelor of Science degree in 1936 and a teaching certificate in 1937 from the University of Manitoba.[1] From 1938 to 1940, he taught math and physics at secondary and junior colleges in Manitoba. In 1940, he continued his education, receiving a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1942.[2]
During
In 1965, he was appointed Vice-President (Academic) at the University of Manitoba. From 1971 to 1981, he was the second president of the University of Winnipeg. From 1986 to 1992, he was the tenth chancellor of the University of Manitoba.
From 1971 to 1972, he was the president of the
In 1976, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his contributions to physics at university education and his service on numerous scientific and educational bodies".[5]
On December 18, 2008, he died after having suffered a series of strokes that started shortly after his birthday.[6]
References
- ^ a b "H.E. Duckworth papers". University of Winnipeg Archives. Manitoba Archival Information Network. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Henry E. Duckworth fonds". University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Canadian Who's Who. 1997.
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ignored (help) - ^ "RSC Presidents" (PDF). Royal Society of Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Order of Canada citation
- ^ Paraskevas, Joe (20 December 2008). "Academic excellence was his calling". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
- Obituary from the Canadian Association of Physicists.