John Barfoot Macdonald (February 23, 1918 – December 24, 2014) was a Canadian academic.[1][2][3]
Macdonald was born on February 23, 1918, inToronto,Ontario, Canada.[2] In 1942, he graduated in Dental Surgery from theUniversity of Toronto.[2][3] During theSecond World War, he served in the Dental Corps. He received an M.S. inbacteriology from theUniversity of Illinois in 1948 and a PhD fromColumbia University in 1953.[2][3] In 1949, he started teaching at theUniversity of Toronto, then atHarvard University from 1956, up until 1962, when he became President of theUniversity of British Columbia until 1967.[2]
His 1962 report,Higher Education in British Columbia and a Plan for the Future, led to the establishment ofSimon Fraser University and theUniversity of Victoria.[2][3] He also paved the way for the establishment of theNational Sciences and Engineering Council, theHumanities and Social Sciences Council and theMedical Research Council. In the 1970s, he served as CEO of theCouncil of Ontario Universities.[2][3]
He receivedhonorary degrees from Harvard University, theUniversity of Manitoba, Simon Fraser University, the University of British Columbia,Wilfrid Laurier University,Brock University, theUniversity of Western Ontario, theUniversity of Windsor and the University of Toronto.[2] He was also named to theOrder of Canada.[2]
Macdonald died on December 23, 2014.[4]
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