Robert H. T. Smith

Robert H. T. Smith
President of the University of British Columbia (pro tempore)
In office
1985
Preceded by George Pedersen
Succeeded by David Strangway
Personal details
Born (1935-05-22) May 22, 1935
Walcha, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation geographer

Robert Henry Tufrey Smith (born May 22, 1935) is an Australian-Canadian academic who was the president pro tempore of the University of British Columbia in 1985.[1] A professor of geography, Smith was educated at Australian National University, the University of New England and Northwestern University.[2] In 1964, he was a Guggenheim Fellow.[3] He is a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and a member of the Order of Australia.[4]

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