William Thorsell
William Thorsell | |
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Born | Munk School of Global Affairs | 6 July 1945
Term | August 2000-August 2010 |
Successor | Janet Carding |
William Thorsell, OOnt (born 6 July 1945 at Camrose, Alberta) is a Canadian journalist, former editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail, and past director and chief executive officer of the Royal Ontario Museum.[1]
After his tenure at the ROM he became a distinguished senior fellow at the
In 1966, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Alberta and earned his Master of Arts degree from that institution in 1970.[3] He received a Master of Public and International Affairs from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1972.
In 1975, Thorsell joined the Edmonton Journal's editorial board for approximately a year. After a brief term on The Globe and Mail's editorial board in Toronto, he returned to the Edmonton Journal in 1977 as an associate editor.[4]
In 1984, he rejoined The Globe and Mail writing for its
While serving as editor of The Globe and Mail, Thorsell came out as gay in an interview with fab.[5] As one of the most prominent openly gay Canadians, and one who held a powerful position within the media, he has been credited as one of the key figures behind the evolving public image of LGBT people in the 1990s and 2000s.[4]
In August 2000, Thorsell was appointed to the top management position at the Royal Ontario Museum. He was awarded the Order of Ontario in 2007.
References
- ^ "William Thorsell (biography)" (PDF). Royal Ontario Museum. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
- ^ "About the Munk School".
- ^ "William Thorsell ('66 BA, History, '70 MA, '95 LLD Hon)".
- ^ canada.com, 14 November 2009.
- ^ Raphel, Mitchel. "The beauty of William Thorsell". fab Magazine. Toronto ON. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration | Order Of Ontario Recipients Announced". www.newswire.ca. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012.
- ^ http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/2010-06-26/html/gh-rg-eng.html