Murray G. Ross
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Murray George Ross, OC OOnt (April 12, 1910 ā July 20, 2000) was a Canadian sociologist, author, and academic administrator. He was the founding president of Toronto's York University and served in that role from 1959 to 1970.
Murray George Ross O.C., O.Ont. | |
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President of York University | |
In office 1959ā1970 | |
Succeeded by | David W. Slater |
Personal details | |
Born | (1910-04-12)April 12, 1910 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
Died | July 20, 2000(2000-07-20) (aged 90) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Acadia University, University of Toronto |
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of James Alway Ross and Sarah Agnes Kay,[1] Ross received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and sociology from Acadia University in 1936. He received a Master of Arts degree in sociology from the University of Toronto in 1938. He did post-graduate work in sociology at the University of Chicago in 1939 and in Social psychology from Columbia University in 1949. He received a LL.D. from the University of Toronto in 1971.[2]
In 1951, Ross was appointed an associate professor of Social Work at the University of Toronto. He became a professor in 1955. From 1956 to 1957, he was an Executive Assistant to the President and was a vice-president from 1957 to 1959. In 1959, he was appointed President of York University and served until 1970 when he became a professor of Social Science. He retired in 1972.[2]