Jean Robertson Burnet (1920 – September 14, 2009) was a

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academic specializing in ethnic studies. Burnet, a specialist in Canadian ethnic relations, founded the Glendon Sociology Department at

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. Burnet was a native of Toronto and studied for her undergraduate degree in

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at Victoria College, Toronto, including under Harold Innis. She received her master's degree and PhD at the

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. She left the University of Toronto in 1967 to join York University and was the founding chair of the Glendon Department of Sociology.

Death and legacy

Burnet died on September 14, 2009. Her archival papers are held at the University of Toronto Archives and Record Management Services.

References

1920 births 2009 deaths People from Toronto Canadian sociologists University of Toronto alumni University of Chicago alumni Academic staff of the University of Toronto Academic staff of York University Canadian women sociologists Canadian expatriates in the United States {{Canada-sociologist-stub