Wilfred Currier Keirstead
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Nicknames/Other names: "Tubby"
Education:
- Bachelor of Arts (1898) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
- Divinity (1899) - Bates College & Divinity School, Lewiston, Maine, USA
- Master of Arts (1900) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
- PhD (1903) - Chicago University, Chicago, IL, USA
Distinctions:
- Honorary Doctor of Laws (1942) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
- Honorary Doctor of Civil Law (1942) - Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada
Dates Employed: 1908 - 1944
Faculty: Arts
Department: Philosophy & Economics
Position(s) held:
- Professor of Philosophy & Economics (1908 - 1931)
- Professor of Philosophy & Education (1932 - 1944)
Activities/Contributions:
Notes:
- Delivered the Address in Praise of Founders at Encaenia 1915.
- Keirstead Hall was named in his honour.
Sources:
- https://lib.unb.ca/archives/finding/keirstead/bio.html
- University Monthly, vol. 28, no. 1, November 1908, p. 11.
- MacNutt, W. Stewart. "The University in the Twentieth Century." The University of New Brunswick Memorial Volume. Ed. Alfred G. Bailey. Fredericton: University of New Brunswick, 1950, pp. 120.
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