Frank Cyril James
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Frank Cyril James was a Canadian
academic and principal of McGill University
from 1939 to 1962.
, England
, he won a Sir Ernest Cassel Travelling Scholarship that allowed him to study at the University of Pennsylvania
in 1922, where he received his Ph.D. In 1927, he became assistant professor in the Wharton School of Business.
In 1938 he had published the two-volume The Growth of Chicago Banks ( Harper & Bros.), a masterful history of banking in America's second most important banking center.
In 1939, he became the head of the commerce department at McGill University. After becoming friends with the Chancellor, Sir Edward Beatty
, he was appointed principal and vice-chancellor and served until 1962. From 1941 he was on the original standing committee of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles.
In 1947, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan
.
He died in England in 1973.
Canada
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academic and principal of McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
from 1939 to 1962.
Biography
Born in LondonLondon
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, England
England
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, he won a Sir Ernest Cassel Travelling Scholarship that allowed him to study at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1922, where he received his Ph.D. In 1927, he became assistant professor in the Wharton School of Business.
In 1938 he had published the two-volume The Growth of Chicago Banks ( Harper & Bros.), a masterful history of banking in America's second most important banking center.
In 1939, he became the head of the commerce department at McGill University. After becoming friends with the Chancellor, Sir Edward Beatty
Edward Wentworth Beatty
Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty, GBE was a Canadian lawyer, university chancellor, and businessman. He was president of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1918 to 1943, chancellor of Queen's University from 1919 to 1923, and chancellor of McGill University from 1920 to 1943.He studied at Upper Canada...
, he was appointed principal and vice-chancellor and served until 1962. From 1941 he was on the original standing committee of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles.
In 1947, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...
.
He died in England in 1973.