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'''Activities/Contributions:'''&nbsp;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.
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*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.


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*Available from University Archives - "Prof. B. S. Keirstead." &nbsp;''The Brunswickan''&nbsp;&nbsp; vol. 68 no. 23<br/><span style="color: rgb(55, 56, 56);  font-family: Arial, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;  line-height: normal;  text-align: -webkit-center">Record group/Fonds UA RG 63; Series 1; Sub-series 1; Item 17, Box 1</span>, <span style="color: rgb(55, 56, 56);  font-family: Arial, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;  line-height: normal;  text-align: -webkit-center">13 May 1949</span>*UA Case 77 - Keirstead, Burton Seely
*"Prof. B. S. Keirstead." ''The Brunswickan'' vol. 68 no. 23. UA RG 63; Series 1; Sub-series 1; Item 17, 13 May 1949.
*<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>
*UA Case 77 - Keirstead, Burton Seely
*Montague, Susan. ''A Pictoral History of the University of New Brunswick''. University of New Brunswick, 1992.


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Revision as of 15:10, 19 April 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
  • LL.D. (1949) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada
  • Honorary Doctorate (1969) - Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB, Canada

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).
  • 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 Pictoral History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992.

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