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'''Name: '''Robert W. B. Pugh
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*President of the Oxford University French Club  
*President of the Oxford University French Club  
*Veteran of WWI, served in France and Belgium  
*First World War veteran, served in France and Belgium  
*Reader in English, Strasbourg University, France  
*Reader in English, Strasbourg University, France  
*Member of Wolf Cub (Boy Scouts) organization in Fredericton, and held office of District Commissioner  
*Member of Wolf Cub (Boy Scouts) organization in Fredericton, and held office of District Commissioner  


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'''Notes:'''
 
*Delivered the [https://graduations.lib.unb.ca/address/19398 Address in Praise of Founders] at Encaenia 1927.
*Resigned 17 May 1939 to teach at King's in Halifax, NS to become clergyman in Church of England in Canada. Ordained 22 Dec. 1940  
*Resigned 17 May 1939 to teach at King's in Halifax, NS to become clergyman in Church of England in Canada. Ordained 22 Dec. 1940.


'''Sources: '''UA Case 77: Pugh, Robert William Bruce
'''Sources: '''UA Case 77: Pugh, Robert William Bruce

Latest revision as of 15:34, 3 May 2021

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Education:

  • King's Scholar, Eton College
  • Honours in French, Keble College, Oxford
  • MA Oxford (1926) and Docteur-es-Lettres Strasbourg (1927)

Dates Employed: 1926-1939

Faculty: Arts

Department: Modern Languages

Position(s) held:

  • Professor of French & German

Activities/Contributions:

  • President of the Oxford University French Club
  • First World War veteran, served in France and Belgium
  • Reader in English, Strasbourg University, France
  • Member of Wolf Cub (Boy Scouts) organization in Fredericton, and held office of District Commissioner

Notes:

  • Delivered the Address in Praise of Founders at Encaenia 1927.
  • Resigned 17 May 1939 to teach at King's in Halifax, NS to become clergyman in Church of England in Canada. Ordained 22 Dec. 1940.

Sources: UA Case 77: Pugh, Robert William Bruce


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