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'''Nicknames/Other names:'''
'''Nicknames/Other names: Burton Seely Keirstead'''


'''Education:'''
'''Education:'''
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*Bachelor of Arts with honours (1928) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
<li>Bachelor of Arts Degree (1928) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada</li>
*Bachelor of Arts with honours (1931) - Exeter College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
<li>Bachelor of Arts with honours () - Exetor College, Oxford</li>
<li>Honourary Doctorate (1969) - Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada</li>
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'''Distinctions:'''


*[https://graduations.lib.unb.ca/award/18261 LL.D. (1949) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada]
*Honorary Doctorate (1969) - Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada


'''Dates Employed:'''&nbsp;
'''Dates Employed:''' 1931-1942


'''Faculty:'''&nbsp;[http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php?title=Faculty_of_Arts&action=edit&redlink=1 A]rts
'''Faculty:''' Arts


'''Department:'''&nbsp;[http://unbhistory.lib.unb.ca/index.php/Department_of_English E]conomics
'''Department:''' [[Department_of_Economics|Economics]]


'''Position(s) held:'''
'''Position(s) held:'''
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*Professor of Economics
<li>Professor of Economics</li>
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'''Activities/Contributions:'''&nbsp;Keirstead was Dow professor of political economy and chairman of the department at McGill University, visiting professor in economics at the University of Arizona, and professor of political economy at the University of Toronto.
'''Activities/Contributions:'''
*Keirstead was visiting professor in economics at the University of Arizona (1938), Dow professor of political economy and chairman of the department at McGill University (1942-1954), and professor of political economy at the University of Toronto (1954-1969).
*He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in May 1944 and was granted the Nuffield Foundation Fellowship in 1950.


'''Notes:'''&nbsp;Acclaimed as one of Canada's leading economists and was a member of the board of editors of the Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science and the Royal Economics Society and Political Science Association.
'''Notes:'''
 
*Acclaimed as one of Canada's leading economists and was a member of the board of editors of the ''Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science'' and the Royal Economics Society and Political Science Association.
Keirstead attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
*Keirstead attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (1928 - 1931).
 
*Delivered the [[Innovations and Maritime Economy|Founders' Day Address]] on 14 February 1949.
Died on Saturday, May 5, 1973 at the age of 65.
*Died on Saturday, 5 May 1973 at the age of 65.


'''Sources:'''
'''Sources:'''
 
*"Prof. B. S. Keirstead." ''The Brunswickan'' vol. 68 no. 23. UA RG 63; Series 1; Sub-series 1; Item 17, 13 May 1949.
UA Case 77 - Keirstead, Burton Seely
*UA Case 77 - Keirstead, Burton Seely
 
*Montague, Susan. ''A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick''. University of New Brunswick, 1992.
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; ">Montague, Susan. A Pictoral History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992,</span>


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Latest revision as of 08:54, 30 July 2021

Nicknames/Other names:

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts with honours (1928) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
  • Bachelor of Arts with honours (1931) - Exeter College, University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Distinctions:

Dates Employed: 1931-1942

Faculty: Arts

Department: Economics

Position(s) held:

  • Professor of Economics

Activities/Contributions:

  • Keirstead was visiting professor in economics at the University of Arizona (1938), Dow professor of political economy and chairman of the department at McGill University (1942-1954), and professor of political economy at the University of Toronto (1954-1969).
  • He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in May 1944 and was granted the Nuffield Foundation Fellowship in 1950.

Notes:

  • Acclaimed as one of Canada's leading economists and was a member of the board of editors of the Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science and the Royal Economics Society and Political Science Association.
  • Keirstead attended Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar (1928 - 1931).
  • Delivered the Founders' Day Address on 14 February 1949.
  • Died on Saturday, 5 May 1973 at the age of 65.

Sources:

  • "Prof. B. S. Keirstead." The Brunswickan vol. 68 no. 23. UA RG 63; Series 1; Sub-series 1; Item 17, 13 May 1949.
  • UA Case 77 - Keirstead, Burton Seely
  • Montague, Susan. A Pictorial History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992.

© UNB Archives & Special Collections, 2014

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