| 词条 | William Alexander Robb Kerr |
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| name = William Alexander Robb Kerr | image = | order = | title = President of the University of Alberta | term_start = 1936 | term_end = 1941 | predecessor =Robert Charles Wallace | successor =Robert Newton |birth_date = {{Birth date|1875|9|29}} |birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada |death_date = {{Death date and age|1945|1|19|1875|9|29}} |death_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |other_names = |alma_mater = University of Toronto Harvard University University of Paris |occupation = academic }} William Alexander Robb Kerr, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|FRSC}} (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.[1] He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[1] He died in Edmonton, Alberta in 1945.[1] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=William Kerr|work=University of Alberta|url=http://www.ualbertacentennial.ca/people/displaybio.php?bio_id=452|accessdate=2007-12-14}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerr, William}}{{Canada-academic-bio-stub}} 11 : 1875 births|1945 deaths|Adelphi University faculty|Canadian university and college faculty deans|Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada|Harvard University alumni|People from Old Toronto|Presidents of the University of Alberta|University of Alberta faculty|University of Paris alumni|University of Toronto alumni |
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