François Charles Archile Jeanneret (November 18, 1890 – 1967) was the 22nd

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of the

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, holding the position from 1959 to 1965.

Early life

Jeanneret was born in Elmira,

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, Canada on November 18, 1890. He graduated with honors from Berlin Collegiate and played on the school's soccer team, winning the Dominion Football Association championship. After high school, Jeanneret attended the

, the

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, and finally the

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in Paris, France.

Career

When he completed his academic studies, he took a position as the head of the department of

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s at

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from 1912 to 1913, and joined the staff of the University of Toronto's

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in 1913. From 1926 to 1941, he directed the Ontario

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's oral French course for teachers at

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and was honored by

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. He was named an Officer d'Academie in 1940 by France, and was later awarded a medal from the French government in 1959 and the Pierre Chauveau Medal from the

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. When he returned to the University of Toronto, Jeanneret took on several positions, including chairman of the university's School of Graduate Studies from 1947 to 1951, principal of University College from 1951 to 1959, and Chancellor of the University of Toronto from 1959 until his death in 1967. While Chancellor, Jeanneret also held several diplomatic posts including Canadian delegate to the Commonwealth Education Conference in

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, United Kingdom in 1959 and

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, India in 1962. Jeanneret authored fifteen textbooks during his lifetime, including French texts used in Ontario high schools, and received an honorary degree, receiving a

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, from the

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in May 1963.

References

External links

Francois Charles Archile Jeanneret archival papers
held at th
University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeanneret, Francois Charles Archile Chancellors of the University of Toronto University of Toronto alumni University of Chicago alumni University of Paris alumni 1890 births 1967 deaths People from Woolwich, Ontario Franco-Ontarian people