Kenneth Hare

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Kenneth Hare
BornFebruary 5, 1919 Edit this on Wikidata
Wiltshire Edit this on Wikidata
DiedSeptember 3, 2002 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 83)
Oakville Edit this on Wikidata
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Fredrick Kenneth Hare,

academic, who researched atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate change, drought, and arid zone climates and was a strong advocate for preserving the natural environment
.

Biography

Born in

PhD in Geography from the Université de Montréal.[1]

Scientific career

Hare was Dean of Arts and Science at McGill starting 1962 before returning to England in 1964. He was Master of Birkbeck College from 1966 to 1968, during which he served as president of the Royal Meteorological Society.[2]

In 1968, he accepted the position as fifth president of the

Trinity College. From 1988 to 1995 he was the sixth Chancellor of Trent University.[4]
From 1992 until his death in 2002, he chaired Canada's national Climate Program Planning Board.

Research interests and advocacy

Hare's research interests included atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate change, drought, and arid zone climates. He was a strong advocate of protecting the natural environment and served on a wide variety of commissions and committees on subjects that included

Atomic Energy of Canada and conducted studies on nuclear waste management in Sweden and France
.

Hare considered that the most pressing environmental challenge facing Canada is climate change caused by excessive use of

fossil fuels
. He advocated effectively managed nuclear power as a viable alternative. Throughout his life Hare was a tireless public speaker and writer about these issues.

Awards and honours

Hare received the Massey Medal in 1974. In 1978 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1987.[5]

In 1987, he was presented with the Sir John William Dawson Medal, for important contributions of knowledge in multiple domains, from the Royal Society of Canada in which he was a Fellow. The same year, he was awarded the Cullum Geographical Medal by the American Geographical Society.

In 1989, he received the Order of Ontario and the International Meteorological Organization Prize from the World Meteorological Organization.[6] He was awarded honorary degrees by 11 universities.

References

  1. ^ "F. Kenneth Hare". science.ca. GCS Research Society. September 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Society Presidents". History of the Society. Royal Meteorological Society. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Former UBC President Kenneth Hare Remembered". UBC Reports. The University of British Columbia (published September 22, 2006). October 10, 2002. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Trent University Mourns the Death of Former Chancellor Dr. Kenneth Hare". Communications Office. Daily News. Trent University. September 16, 2002. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "F. Kenneth Hare, C.C., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C." The Governor General of Canada. Office of the Secretary to the Governor General. 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "Winners of the IMO Prize". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
Academic offices
Preceded by Dean of Arts and Science at McGill University
1962–1964
Succeeded by
Preceded by
1968–1969
Succeeded by
Preceded by
University of Trinity College

1979–1986
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chancellor of Trent University
1988–1995
Succeeded by