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For the American academic, see Thomas B. Symons.
Thomas Symons
CC, O.Ont, KSS
President and vice-chancellor of Trent University
In office
1961–1972
Personal details
Born
Thomas Henry Bull Symons

(1929-05-30) May 30, 1929 (age 95)
Toronto, Ontario
SpouseChristine Ryerson
ChildrenMary, Ryerson and Jeffery

Thomas Henry Bull Symons, CC OOnt FRSC (born May 30, 1929) is a Canadian professor and author in the field of Canadian studies.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he is the son of Harry Lutz Symons and Dorothy Sarah Bull, and the brother of Scott Symons.[1] He attended Upper Canada College until 1942, and graduated from the University of Toronto Schools.[2] He subsequently studied at the University of Toronto (B.A. 1951), Oxford (B.A. 1953, M.A. 1957) and Harvard University.

He was the founding president of Trent University, serving as its president and vice-chancellor from 1961 to 1972.[3] He served as chairman of the Ontario Human Rights Commission from 1975 to 1978.

Between 1980 and 1986 he served two three-year terms as chairman of the board of the United World Colleges.[4]

He is the chairperson of the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service.[5]

On August 17, 1963, he married Christine Ryerson. They had three children: Mary, Ryerson and Jeffery.[3]

His contributions to university leadership, Canadian studies, Commonwealth studies, United World Colleges, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, and other fields has been discussed in Ralph Heintzman (ed), Tom Symons: A Canadian Life, published by University of Ottawa Press.[6] His leadership in universities and in Commonwealth Studies is discussed in Donald Markwell, "Instincts to Lead": On Leadership, Peace, and Education (Connor Court, 2013).[7]

Works

  • Meta Incognita: A Discourse of Discovery - Martin Frobisher's Arctic Expeditions, 1576 - 1578 (1999)
  • To Know Ourselves: The report of the commission on Canadian studies (1975)

Honours

References

  1. ^ "His life was his art. Alas, it was not a masterpiece". The Globe and Mail, February 27, 2009.
  2. ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=VDDfROq_QeMC&lpg=PA12&dq=Tom%20Symons%3A%20A%20Canadian%20Life%20uts&pg=PA12#v=onepage&q=Tom%20Symons:%20A%20Canadian%20Life%20uts&f=false. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ a b "Thomas H.B. Symons fonds". Trent University.
  4. ^ Peterson, Alexander Duncan Campbell (2003 - 2nd Ed.) Schools Across Frontiers: The Story of the International Baccalaureate and the United World Colleges https://books.google.com/books?id=nTUjMNjNo3EC&lpg=RA1-PA172&dq=Tom%20Symons&pg=RA1-PA172
  5. ^ "Message from the Chair". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ http://www.press.uottawa.ca/tom-symons
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2016-12-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Fellows". Royal Society of Canada.
  9. ^ "Honorary Fellows". Oriel College, Oxford. Archived from the original on 2011-05-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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