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University of British Columbia

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Founding Date:
1908

Enrollment:
40,000

Official Website:
http://www.ubc.ca/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Edward Alden
Journalist
17-Apr-1961   The Closing of the American Border
Richard H. Auchinleck
Business
c. 1952   CEO of Gulf Canada Resources, 1998-2001
Bruce Bagemihl
Scientist
?   Biological Exuberance
Albert Bandura
Psychologist
4-Dec-1925   Bobo doll experiments
Pierre Berton
Author
12-Jul-1920 30-Nov-2004 Canadian writer and TV personality
Bertram N. Brockhouse
Physicist
15-Jul-1918 13-Oct-2003 Triple-axis crystal spectrometry
Kim Campbell
Head of State
10-Mar-1947   Prime Minister of Canada, 1993
Norman Campbell
Film Director
4-Feb-1924 12-Apr-2004 TV director, producer
Vanessa C. L. Chang
Business
c. 1953   Former partner, KPMG
Justin Chatwin
Actor
31-Oct-1982   War of the Worlds remake
Joe Clark
Head of State
5-Jun-1939   Prime Minister of Canada, 1979-80
Torrance Coombs
Actor
14-Jun-1983   Sebastian on Reign
Roy Daniells
Poet
6-Apr-1902 13-Apr-1979 The Chequered Shade
William Gibson
Author
17-Mar-1948   Pioneer of Cyberpunk science fiction
Jason Gray-Stanford
Actor
19-May-1970   Lt. Disher on Monk
Bruce Greenwood
Actor
12-Aug-1956   Dr. Griffin on St. Elsewhere
Sturla Gunnarsson
Film Director
1952   Beowulf & Grendel
Ian Hacking
Philosopher
18-Feb-1936   The Taming of Chance
Holger H. Herwig
Historian
25-Sep-1941   Germany's Vision of Empire in Venezuela
Arthur Hill
Actor
1-Aug-1922 26-Oct-2006 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Arthur Hiller
Film Director
22-Nov-1923 17-Aug-2016 An Alan Smithee Film
H. Gobind Khorana
Scientist
9-Jan-1922 9-Nov-2011 RNA's role in protein synthesis
Arnold G. Langbo
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Kellogg, 1990-2000
Evangeline Lilly
Actor
3-Aug-1979   Kate on Lost
John H. McArthur
Educator
1934   Dean of Harvard Business School, 1980-95
Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.
Business
23-Feb-1943   CEO of Pfizer, 2001-06
Robert A. Mundell
Economist
24-Oct-1932   Floating exchange rates
Alice Munro
Author
10-Jul-1931   Dance of the Happy Shades
David Nykl
Actor
7-Feb-1967   Dr. Radek Zelenka on Stargate: Atlantis
Grace Park
Actor
14-Mar-1974   Boomer on Battlestar Galactica
Jim Pattison
Business
1-Oct-1928   Billionaire, Jim Pattison Group
Emily Perkins
Actor
4-May-1977   Sue Lewis on Da Vinci's Inquest
Carly Pope
Actor
28-Aug-1980   Sam McPherson on Popular
Michael Shanks
Actor
15-Dec-1970   Daniel Jackson on Stargate SG-1
Michael Smith
Chemist
26-Apr-1932 4-Oct-2000 Oligonucleotide-based mutagenesis
Patrick Soon-Shiong
Business
1952   Founder, Abraxis BioScience
Justin Trudeau
Politician
25-Dec-1971   Prime Minister of Canada
John Turner
Head of State
7-Jun-1929   Prime Minister of Canada, 1984
Ronald W. Tysoe
Business
1-Apr-1953   Vice Chairman of Federated, 1990-2006
Colin D. Watson
Business
c. 1941   CEO of Vector Aerospace, 2003-04
Douglas W.G. Whitehead
Business
c. 1947   CEO of Finning International, 2000-08

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Margaret Atwood
Author
18-Nov-1939   The Handmaid's Tale
Roy Daniells
Poet
6-Apr-1902 13-Apr-1979 The Chequered Shade
Ian Hacking
Philosopher
18-Feb-1936   The Taming of Chance
Michael Ignatieff
Author
12-May-1947   Blood and Belonging
Daniel Kahneman
Psychologist
5-Mar-1934   The psychology of economics
Maria M. Klawe
Educator
5-Jul-1951   President, Harvey Mudd College
Paul J. Quirk
Political Scientist
14-Apr-1949   The Politics of Deregulation
Michael Smith
Chemist
26-Apr-1932 4-Oct-2000 Oligonucleotide-based mutagenesis
David Suzuki
Naturalist
24-Mar-1936   Television nature host
Lionel Tiger
Educator
1937   The Decline of Males
Carl E. Wieman
Physicist
26-Mar-1951   Bose-Einstein Condensates

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Roy Daniells
Poet
6-Apr-1902 13-Apr-1979 The Chequered Shade
Maria M. Klawe
Educator
5-Jul-1951   President, Harvey Mudd College
Michael Smith
Chemist
26-Apr-1932 4-Oct-2000 Oligonucleotide-based mutagenesis
Douglas W.G. Whitehead
Business
c. 1947   CEO of Finning International, 2000-08




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