Harvey Weingarten
Canadian academic

Harvey Weingarten

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Canadian academic
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Male
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Birth:
31 March 1943(Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Montreal Region, Canada)
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Education:
McGill University
Yale University
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Biography

Harvey Weingarten (born June 24, 1952) is a Canadian academic. He served as president of the University of Calgary from 2001 to 2009. He was previously the provost and Vice-President Academic of McMaster University. He is a psychology and medical researcher, and alumnus of McGill University and Yale University. He was also a professor the McMaster's department of psychology and dean of the university's faculty of science. He was the first Jew to serve as President of the University of Calgary.