List of presidents of the Royal Society of Canada
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The list of presidents of the Royal Society of Canada is a list of all the past and present presidents of the Royal Society of Canada
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The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
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- 2009-2011 Roderick Macdonald
- 2007-2009 Yvan Guindon
- 2005-2007 Patricia DemersPatricia DemersPatricia A. Demers, FRSC is a Canadian humanist and academic. She was the first female president of the Royal Society of Canada serving from 2005 to 2007....
- 2003-2005 Gilles PaquetGilles PaquetGilles Paquet, OC, FRSC is a Canadian economist, President of the Royal Society of Canada from 2003 to 2005. He is currently Professor Emeritus at the School of Management and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre on Governance of the University of Ottawa.He was professor of economics, and Dean of...
- 2001-2003 Howard AlperHoward AlperHoward Alper, is a Canadian chemist. He is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Ottawa. He is best known for his research of catalysis in chemistry....
- 1999-2001 William LeissWilliam LeissWilliam Leiss, OC, FRSC was President of the Royal Society of Canada from 1999-2001.Born in Long Island, New York at the end of 1939, he grew up in rural Pennsylvania. He began his university education in New Jersey, at Fairleigh Dickinson University, graduating in 1956 with a B.A. summa cum laude...
- 1997-1999 Jean-Pierre WallotJean-Pierre WallotJean-Pierre Wallot, OC, FRSC, was a Canadian historian, educator, civil servant and former National Archivist of Canada....
- 1995-1997 Robert Hall Haynes
- 1992-1995 John MeiselJohn MeiselJohn Meisel, CC is a Canadian political scientist, professor, and scholar.-Career:Meisel attended the University of Toronto and the University of London. He has taught at Queen's University since 1949, where he is currently a professor emeritus...
- 1990-1992 Jules DeschênesJules DeschênesJules Deschênes, was a Canadian Quebec Superior Court judge.Born in Montreal, to Wilfrid Deschênes and Berthe Bérard, he completed grade school under the supervision of les Clercs de Saint-Viateur and classical studies under les Messieurs de Saint-Sulpice...
- 1987-1990 Digby J. McLaren
- 1984-1987 Alexander G. McKayAlexander Gordon McKayAlexander Gordon "Sandy" McKay, OC, FRSC was a Canadian academic who specialized in Vergilian studies....
- 1981-1984 Marc-Adélard TremblayMarc-Adélard TremblayMarc-Adélard Tremblay, is a Canadian anthropologist.Born in Les Éboulements, Quebec, he was educated at Université de Montréal, Université Laval, and Cornell University....
- 1978-1981 Robert E. BellRobert Edward BellRobert Edward Bell, was a Canadian nuclear physicist and principal of McGill University from 1970 to 1979.-Biography:...
- 1977-1978 Robert E. Folinsbee
- 1976-1977 J. Larkin Kerwin
- 1975-1976 Samuel D. Clark
- 1974-1975 Claude FortierClaude FortierClaude Fortier, was a Canadian physiologist and expert on the pituitary gland.From 1974 to 1975, he was the President of the Royal Society of Canada.-Honours:* In 1970, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada....
- 1973-1974 Guy SylvestreGuy SylvestreGuy Sylvestre , OC, FRSC was a Canadian literary critic, librarian and civil servant.Born in Sorel, Quebec, he attended College Ste-Marie, Montreal, and received his B.A...
- 1972-1973 John Tuzo Wilson
- 1971-1972 Henry E. Duckworth
- 1970-1971 Roy DaniellsRoy DaniellsRoy Daniells, was a Canadian poetry professor. He helped build the University of British Columbia's creative writing department and fostered the careers of several major Canadian writers.-Education and career:...
- 1969-1970 Claude E. DolmanClaude Ernest DolmanClaude Ernest Dolman was a Canadian academic and microbiologist.Born Porthleven, Cornwall, United Kingdom, Dolman received his medical education from St Mary's Hospital Medical School. His teachers included Alexander Fleming and Almroth Wright. Fleming encouraged Dolman to conduct research into...
- 1968-1969 Léon LortieLéon LortieLéon Lortie, was a Canadian chemist, academic, and writer.In 1970, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition for having "distinguished himself in many government and professional organizations"....
- 1967-1968 James M. HarrisonJames M. HarrisonJames Merritt Harrison, CC was a Canadian scientist and public servant. He was the Director of the Geological Survey of Canada from 1956 to 1964, and Assistant Deputy Minister of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources.Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he obtained his B.Sc. from the University...
- 1966-1967 Gerhard HerzbergGerhard HerzbergGerhard Heinrich Friedrich Otto Julius Herzberg, was a pioneering physicist and physical chemist, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971, "for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals". Herzberg's main work concerned...
- 1965-1966 William Kaye LambWilliam Kaye LambWilliam Kaye Lamb, OC, FRSC was a Canadian historian, archivist, librarian, and civil servant.Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Lamb received his B.A. in 1927 and M.A. in 1930 from the University of British Columbia. He completed his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics in 1933, under...
- 1964-1965 Léo MarionLéo MarionLéo Edmond Marion, CC, MBE, FRSC, FRS was a Canadian scientist.He was Vice-President of the National Research Council of Canada. From 1964 until 1965 he was President of the Royal Society of Canada...
- 1963-1964 Maurice LebelMaurice LebelMaurice Lebel, was a Canadian academic.Born in Saint-Lin, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1928 from Université de Montréal and a Master of Arts degree in 1930 from Université Laval. In 1931, he received a Diplôme d'Études Supérieures in language and classical literature from the...
- 1962-1963 William H. Cook
- 1961-1962 Arthur R. M. LowerArthur R. M. LowerArthur Reginald Marsden Lower, CC, FRSC was a noted Canadian historian and "liberal nationalist" interested in Canadian economic history, particularly the forest trade, and in Canadian-U.S. relations....
- 1960-1961 Merton Y. WilliamsMerton Yarwood WilliamsMerton Yarwood Williams was a Canadian geologist and academic.-Education:Born near Bloomfield, Ontario, of Loyalist descent, Williams graduated from Picton High School in 1902 and was a teacher for three years before starting University. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in mining...
- 1959-1960 Henry G. Thode
- 1958-1959 Pierre DaviaultPierre DaviaultPierre-Alfred Daviault was a Canadian translator and author. He helped to create the first professional translation courses in Canada....
- 1957-1958 Thomas W. M. Cameron
- 1956-1957 William A. MackintoshWilliam Archibald MackintoshWilliam Archibald Mackintosh, CC, FRSC was a Canadian academic, economist, political scientist, writer, and was the twelfth Principal of Queen's University from 1951 until 1961....
- 1955-1956 George S. HumeGeorge Sherwood HumeGeorge Sherwood Hume, was a Canadian geologist.Born in Milton West, Ontario, Hume was a graduate of the University of Toronto. After serving in World War I, he received a Ph.D. from Yale University in 1920. He joined the Geological Survey of Canada and became its Chief in 1947...
- 1954-1955 Edgar William R. Steacie
- 1953-1954 Jean BruchésiJean BruchésiJean Bruchési was a Quebecois writer and historian. He was the president of the Royal Society of Canada from 1953-4.-Distinctions/Awards:*1949 - Léo-Pariseau Prize*1949 - Ludger-Duvernay Prize...
- 1952-1953 Guilford B. Reed
- 1951-1952 Henry F. Angus
- 1950-1951 John J. O'NeillJohn Johnston O'NeillJohn Johnston O'Neill was a Canadian geologist and academic.Born in Port Colborne, Ontario, the son of Thomas John O'Neill, an Irish immigrant, and Mary Jane Henderson, O'Neill received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in geology and mining from McGill University in 1909 and...
- 1949-1950 Joseph A. PearceJoseph Algernon PearceJoseph Algernon Pearce was a Canadian astrophysicist.Born in Brantford, Ontario, Pearce enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915 and served with the rank of Major in France until his was injured and returned to Canada as a training officer. He received a Bachelor and Master's degree...
- 1948-1949 Gustave LanctôtGustave LanctotGustave Lanctot, OC, FRSC, also spelled Gustave Lanctôt, was a Canadian historian and archivist.Born in Saint-Constant, Quebec, he studied law at Université de Montréal and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1907. A Rhodes Scholar, he studied political science and history from 1909 to 1911 while at...
- 1947-1948 Walter P. ThompsonWalter P. ThompsonWalter Palmer Thompson, CC was a Canadian academic and former President of the University of Saskatchewan.-Biography:...
- 1946-1947 Harold A. Innis
- 1945-1946 Elwood S. MooreElwood S. MooreElwood S. Moore was a Canadian economic geologist, teacher, and administrator.Born near Heathcote, Ontario, the son of Benjamin and Hannah Moore, Moore graduated from the University of Toronto in 1904 and taught high school until 1907. In 1907, he studied at the University of Chicago as a Fellow...
- 1944-1945 John K. Robertson
- 1943-1944 Olivier Maurault
- 1942-1943 James Bertram Collip
- 1941-1942 Frederick W. Howay
- 1940-1941 Robert C. Wallace
- 1939-1940 Henry Marshall ToryHenry Marshall ToryHenry Marshall Tory was the first president of the University of Alberta , the first president of the Khaki University, the first president of the National Research Council and the first president of Carleton College...
- 1938-1939 Victor MorinVictor MorinVictor Morin was a Canadian notary, politician, and writer.Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East, Morin studied at the Université Laval de Montréal. In 1890, he started working as a notary in his uncle's firm Papineau & Marin...
- 1937-1938 Archibald G. HuntsmanArchibald Gowanlock HuntsmanArchibald Gowanlock Huntsman was a Canadian academic, oceanographer, and fisheries biologist. He is best known for his research on Atlantic salmon and inventing the fast freezing of fish fillets in 1929....
- 1936-1937 Lawrence J. Burpee
- 1935-1936 Reginald W. Brock & George A. Young
- 1934-1935 W. Lash Miller
- 1933-1934 Léon GérinLéon GérinLéon Gérin was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and sociologist.Born in Quebec City, Canada East, the son of Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, Gérin studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet before receiving a law degree from Université Laval in 1884. In 1886, he went to Paris for a few months and became...
- 1932-1933 Francis E. Lloyd
- 1931-1932 Robert A. Falconer
- 1930-1931 Charles CamsellCharles CamsellCharles Camsell was a Canadian geologist and Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from December 3, 1936 to December 3, 1946.-Early life:...
- 1929-1930 Arthur S. EveArthur Stewart EveArthur Stewart Eve, CBE, FRS, FRSC was an English physicist who worked in Canada.Born in Silsoe, Bedfordshire, the son of John Richard and Frederica Eve, Eve was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was an assistant master and bursar at Marlborough College...
- 1928-1929 Camille RoyCamille Roy (literary critic)Camille Roy was a Canadian priest and literary critic.Born in Berthier-en-Bas , Quebec, Roy studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec and the Grand Séminaire de Québec and was ordained a priest in 1896.He was rector of Université Laval for four terms: 1922 to 1924, 1929, 1932 to 1938, and 1940 to...
- 1927-1928 A. H. Reginald Buller
- 1926-1927 James H. Coyne
- 1925-1926 William A. Parks
- 1924-1925 John C. McLennan
- 1923-1924 Thomas ChapaisThomas ChapaisSir Joseph Amable Thomas Chapais was a French Canadian author, editor, historian, journalist, professor, and politician....
- 1922-1923 J. Playfair McMurrichJ. Playfair McMurrichJames Playfair McMurrich was a Canadian zoologist and academic.Born in Toronto, the son of John McMurrich, McMurrich received a M.A. from the University of Toronto in 1881 and a Ph.D...
- 1921-1922 Duncan C. Scott
- 1920-1921 Arthur P. Coleman
- 1919-1920 Robert F. RuttanRobert Fulford RuttanRobert Fulford Ruttan was a Canadian chemist and university professor.Born in Newburgh, Upper Canada, the son of Dr. Allan Ruttan, a physician, and Caroline Smith, Ruttan's family moved to Napanee around 1863. He received a Bachelor of Arts in natural science degree in 1881 from the University of...
- 1918-1919 Rodolphe LemieuxRodolphe LemieuxRodolphe Lemieux, PC, FRSC was a Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons ....
- 1917-1918 William D. LighthallWilliam Douw LighthallWilliam Douw Lighthall , K.C., LL.D., F.R.S.C. , can be and has been described as a Canadian "lawyer, historian, novelist, poet, philosopher, anthologist, and editor."...
- 1916-1917 Archibald B. Macallum
- 1915-1916 Alfred Baker
- 1914-1915 Adolphe B. Routhier
- 1913-1914 Frank D. Adams
- 1912-1913 William Dawson LeSueurWilliam Dawson LeSueurWilliam Dawson LeSueur was a Canadian civil servant and author.Born in Quebec City, the son of Peter LeSueur and Barbara Dawson, LeSueur studied Latin and Greek at the High School of Montreal. In 1856, he joined the provincial Post Office Department after moving to Toronto...
- 1911-1912 William F. KingWilliam Frederick KingWilliam Frederick King was a Canadian surveyor, astronomer, and civil servant.Born in Stowmarket, England, the son of William King and Ellen Archer, King emigrated to Port Hope, Upper Canada with his family when he was eight. In 1869, he started studying at the University of Toronto...
- 1910-1911 R. Ramsay WrightRobert Ramsay WrightRobert Ramsay Wright was a Scottish zoologist and academic who spent time in Canada.Born in a manse at Alloa, Clackmannanshire, he studied at Edinburgh High School before receiving a B.Sc...
- 1909-1910 George BryceGeorge BryceGeorge Bryce was a Presbyterian minister and a prolific author, writing on many topics including history of the Red River colony in what is now Manitoba, Canada....
- 1908-1909 Joseph-Edmond RoyJoseph-Edmond RoyJoseph-Edmond Roy was a Quebec notary, editor, historian and political figure.He was born in Pointe-Lévy in 1858, the son of notary Léon Roy. Roy studied at the Collège de Lévis and the Séminaire de Québec, finally studying law at the Université Laval. He became editor of Le Quotidien at Lévis...
- 1907-1908 Samuel E. DawsonSamuel Edward DawsonSamuel Edward Dawson was a Canadian businessman, publisher, author, and civil servant.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Benjamin Dawson and Elizabeth Gardner, Dawson moved with his family to Montreal in 1847. Dawson worked with his father in his father's bookstore called Benjamin Dawson and...
- 1906-1907 William SaundersWilliam Saunders (scientist)William Saunders was a Canadian pharmacist, scientist, civil servant, and author.Born in Crediton, England, the son of James Saunders and Jane Wollacott, Saunders emigrated to Upper Canada in 1848 settling in London. He apprenticed to a local druggist and opened his own pharmacy in 1855...
- 1905-1906 Alexander JohnsonAlexander Johnson (mathematician)Alexander Johnson was a Canadian mathematician and academic.Born in Ireland, Johnson was educated at Trinity College, Dublin where he received his B.A., M.A. in 1858, and LL.D. in 1861. In 1857, he emigrated to Canada and was appointed a Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at McGill...
- 1904-1905 Benjamin SulteBenjamin SulteBenjamin Sulte , baptized Olivier-Benjamin Vadeboncœur, was a Canadian journalist, writer, civil servant, and historian....
- 1903-1904 George T. Denison
- 1902-1903 James A. Grant
- 1901-1902 James LoudonJames LoudonJames Loudon, F.R.S.C was a Canadian professor of physics and President of the University of Toronto from 1892–1906.-References:* at The Canadian Encyclopedia*...
- 1900-1901 Louis Fréchette
- 1899-1900 William ClarkWilliam Robinson ClarkWilliam Robinson Clark FRSC was a Scottish-Canadian theologian. He was born in Daviot, Aberdeenshire, son of James Clark. Originally educated for the Congregationalist ministry at New College London, he later conformed to the Church of England. After graduating from King's College, Aberdeen MA...
- 1898-1899 Thomas C. Keefer
- 1897-1898 Félix-G. Marchand
- 1896-1897 Cornelius O'Brien
- 1895-1896 Alfred R. C. Selwyn
- 1894-1895 James MacPherson Le MoineJames MacPherson Le MoineSir James MacPherson Le Moine was a Canadian author and barrister.He was involved with the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, helping in the development of their natural history museum, and later serving as president in 1871, 1879-1882, and 1902-1903.From 1894 to 1895, he was the president...
- 1893-1894 George M. Dawson
- 1892-1893 John George BourinotJohn George Bourinot (younger)Sir John George Bourinot, KCMG was a Canadian journalist, historian, and civil servant, widely regarded and remembered as an expert of parliamentary procedure and constitutional law....
- 1891-1892 Joseph-Clovis-Kemner LaflammeJoseph-Clovis-Kemner LaflammeJoseph-Clovis-Kemner Laflamme was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, academic, and writer.Born in Saint-Anselme, Lower Canada, the son of David Kemner dit Laflamme and Josephte Jamme, Laflamme received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1868 from the Petit Séminaire de Québec...
- 1890-1891 George Monro GrantGeorge Monro GrantGeorge Monro Grant, C.M.G. was a Canadian church minister, writer, and political activist. He served as principal of Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario for 25 years, from 1877 until 1902.-Early life, education:...
- 1889-1890 Raymond CasgrainHenri-Raymond CasgrainHenri-Raymond Casgrain was a French Canadian Roman Catholic priest, author, publisher, and historian. He is the author of some of the best works in Quebec literature....
- 1888-1889 Sandford FlemingSandford FlemingSir Sandford Fleming, was a Scottish-born Canadian engineer and inventor, proposed worldwide standard time zones, designed Canada's first postage stamp, a huge body of surveying and map making, engineering much of the Intercolonial Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, and was a founding...
- 1887-1888 George LawsonGeorge Lawson (botanist)George Lawson was a Scottish-Canadian botanist who is considered the "father of Canadian botany".Born in Scotland, in 1858, he was appointed the Professor of Chemistry and Natural History at Queen's University...
- 1886-1887 Thomas E. Hamel
- 1885-1886 Daniel Wilson
- 1884-1885 T. Sterry Hunt
- 1883-1884 Pierre J. O. Chauveau
- 1882-1883 John William DawsonJohn William DawsonSir John William Dawson, CMG, FRS, FRSC , was a Canadian geologist and university administrator.- Life and work :...