Henry Duckworth
| Henry Edmison Duckworth | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1915 Brandon, Manitoba |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | 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, Duckworth received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1935, a Bachelor of Science degree in 1936, and a teaching certificate in 1937 from the University of Manitoba. 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.[1]
During World War II, he was a junior scientist with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals assigned to the National Research Council of Canada. After the war, he an Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Manitoba from 1945 to 1946. He then was a Professor of Physics at Wesleyan University from 1946 to 1951. From 1951 to 1965, he was a Professor of Physics at McMaster University. From 1961 to 1965, he was the Dean of Graduate Studies at McMaster University.[2]
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 Royal Society of Canada.[3] In 2000, he released his memoirs One Version of the Facts: My Life in the Ivory Tower (ISBN 0887556701).
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".[4]
On December 18, 2008, he died after having suffered a series of strokes, that started shortly after his birthday.[5]
References
External links
- Obituary from the Canadian Association of Physicists.
| Professional and academic associations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | President of the Royal Society of Canada 1971–1972 |
Succeeded by John Tuzo Wilson |
| Academic offices | ||
| Preceded by | President of the University of Winnipeg 1971–1981 |
Succeeded by Robin Farquhar |
| Preceded by | Chancellor of the University of Manitoba 1986–1992 |
Succeeded by Arthur Mauro |
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- Members of the United Church of Canada
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- People from Brandon, Manitoba
- Presidents of the University of Winnipeg
- University of Chicago alumni
- University of Manitoba alumni
- University of Manitoba faculty
- Wesleyan University faculty
