John Semple Galbraith
History, Honorary Degree Recipient
1916 – 2003
Who was John Semple Galbraith?
John Semple Galbraith was a British Empire historian concentrating on Canada and South and East Africa. He served as Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego from 1964 to 1968.
He was a native of Glasgow; his family immigrated to the United States in 1926. He received a BA from Miami University in Ohio in 1938, and Ph.D. in 1943 at the University of Iowa, working under his dissertation advisor, C. W. de Kiewiet. He served as an Army historical officer for the Third Air Force until 1946, and assumed a professorship at UCLA in 1948.
He was the second chancellor of the relatively new University of California, San Diego. As a condition of accepting the chancellorship in 1964, he secured a promise from UC President Clark Kerr that a library would be built and that UCSD would receive full standing as an autonomous university of the system. The Geisel Library is considered his legacy at UCSD.
Dr. Galbraith's published work includes: addMackinnon and East Africa 1878-1895: A Study in the 'New Imperialism' by John S.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- 1916
Glasgow - Also known as
- John S. Galbraith
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Miami University
( - 1938) - PhD, University of Iowa
History
( - 1943)
- Bachelor of Arts, Miami University
- Lived in
- San Diego
( - 2003/06/10)
- San Diego
- Died
- Jun 10, 2003
San Diego
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"John Semple Galbraith." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 17 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/john_semple_galbraith>.
Discuss this John Semple Galbraith biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In