Daniel Woolf
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Daniel Robert Woolf FRHistS FSA FRSC (born 5 December 1958) is a British-Canadian historian and former university administrator. He served as the 20th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, a position to which he was appointed in January 2009 and took up on 1 September 2009.[10] He was previously a professor of history and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. He was reappointed to a second 5-year term in 2013.[11][12] In late 2017, Woolf announced his intention not to serve a third term and to retire from university administration at the end of his second term in 2019.[13][14][15] He was succeeded by Patrick Deane,[16] and became Principal Emeritus.[17]
Quick Facts 20th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Preceded by ...
Daniel Woolf | |
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20th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University | |
In office 1 September 2009[2] ā 30 June 2019[3][4] | |
Preceded by | Thomas R. Williams[5] |
Succeeded by | Patrick Deane[6] |
Personal details | |
Born | Daniel Robert Woolf[7] (1958-12-05) 5 December 1958 (age 65)[8] London, England[8] |
Spouse | Julie Gordon-Woolf[9] |
Children | Sarah, Samuel and David[7] |
Education | Queen's University at Kingston (BA) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
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