William Hamilton Fyfe
William Hamilton Fyfe | |
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| Principal of the University of Aberdeen | |
| In office 1936–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Sir George Adam Smith |
| Succeeded by | Sir Thomas Murray Taylor |
| Principal of Queen's University at Kingston | |
| In office 1930–1936 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Bruce Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Robert Charles Wallace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1878 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 13 June 1965 (aged 86) London, England |
| Spouse |
Dorothea Hope Geddes White
(m. 1908) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Fettes College |
| Alma mater | Merton College, Oxford |
| Profession | Scholar, educator, and university administrator |
Sir William Hamilton Fyfe (9 July 1878 – 13 June 1965) was an
Life
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William Hamilton Fyfe was born in
He married Dorothea Hope Geddes White in 1908; the couple had three children, Maurice, Margaret, and Christopher.[1]
During
In 1930, he was appointed Principal of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Fyfe had earlier expressed some disdain for the standard of education at 'colonial' universities, and so was recruited to improve the standards at Queen's. He had limited success in that task, since Canada was mired in the Great Depression, and funds were very scarce. But he did succeed in modernizing the curriculum somewhat, in raising the level of admission and scholarship, and in attracting increased prestige to Queen's.
He returned to
Fyfe died in London in 1965. He is memorialised in the churchyard of St Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen.
Family
He was married to Dorothea Hope Geddes White (1885–1977).
References
- ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 13.
External links
- Biography
- Works by William Hamilton Fyfe at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about William Hamilton Fyfe at Internet Archive
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