George Fredrick Curtis (1906 - October 23, 2005), was the founding dean of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit or over a specific area of concern or both The University of British Columbia Faculty of Law is one of the largest English language legal programs in Canada, with over 600 law students
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Early life and career
Born 1906 in Stogumber, England, Curtis came to Canada in 1913. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stogumber is a village and Civil parish in Somerset, England,on the eastern flank of the Brendon Hills. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He attended Moose Jaw Collegiate and then earned his law degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 1927, being awarded the Governor-General's Gold Medal on graduation. The University of Saskatchewan ( U of S) is a Coeducational public Research university located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He then went on to study at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, where he earned his Bachelor in Arts in Jurisprudence in 1930 and his BCL in 1931, both with first class honours. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars Jurisprudence is the Theory and Philosophy of Law. Scholars of jurisprudence or legal philosophers hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Curtis was in private legal practice in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and taught at Dalhousie University until he was appointed the founding Dean of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in 1945. The City of Halifax (est 1841 is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Dalhousie University is a University located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The University of British Columbia Faculty of Law is one of the largest English language legal programs in Canada, with over 600 law students Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar He arrived at a time when there was little money, no facility to house classes, and no library. Undaunted by these challenges, Curtis took initiative and recruited judges and practitioners as voluntary lecturers, to supplement himself and one other professor. He served in this capacity until 1971. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. He was later named Dean Emeritus by the university. Emeritus (ɨˈmɛrɨtəs is an Adjective that is used in the title of a retired Professor, Bishop or other professional
The current UBC Law building, built in 1951 and heavily remodeled in 1975, is named after him. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Curtis kept an office in the building until 2005, when he died at the age of 99. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Important dates
- 1957 - Named Queen's Counsel
- 1960s - Helped draft the BC University Act
- 1964 - Named a member of the Order of the Coif in 1964
- 1986 - First recipient of the Law Society Award
- 1995 - Named a member of the Order of British Columbia
- 1995 - Received the Canadian Bar Association’s Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Law
- 2003 - Received the Queen's Jubilee Gold Medal
- 2003 - Appointed an officer of The Order of Canada
Bibliography
External links
- George F. Curtis Building - UBC Law Building named after Curtis
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