William Sherwood Fox (1878-1967) was a Canadian

classical scholar Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature and their related original languages, Ancient Greek and Latin. Classics ...

. Notable positions in his academic career include assistant professor at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

(1911–17), professor of classics at

Western University of London, Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames Ri ...

(1917–27), becoming dean of the faculty of arts there (1919–27), and president (1927-47).

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* 1878 births 1967 deaths Canadian academic administrators Canadian classical scholars Princeton University faculty University of Western Ontario faculty Canadian expatriates in the United States {{canada-historian-stub