Falconer was ordained in 1892 but never held a clerical position. He returned to Canada that year and took a lecturership in New Testament Greek and exegesis at the Presbyterian college in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3] He also began to publish articles in learned journals. In 1902 Falconer received a D.Litt. from Edinburgh University.[4]
Advocacy and knighthoodedit
In 1907 he became president of the University of Toronto. He steered a middle path, combining pure scholarship with practicality. Thus he introduced more vocational subjects, while also developing higher degree programmes. He sought to maximise the independence of the university, battling unsuccessfully to retain German faculty members in 1914. Nonetheless he was knighted in 1917 for his advocacy of wartime recruitment. Falconer believed in the need to increase public awareness of, and accessibility to, Canada's historical records. He was a long time member of The Champlain Society's Council, serving as its Vice-President (1909-1935) and President (1936-42).[5]
Falconer wrote several books on current affairs, including The German Tragedy and its Meaning for Canada (1915),[6]Idealism in National Character (1920) and The United States as a Neighbour (1925). He was an advocate of broad cooperation between the English speaking nations in international affairs, but was concerned to avoid American dominance of these relationships.
Retirement and deathedit
Ill health obliged him to decline the principalship of the University of Edinburgh in 1929, and he retired in 1932. However he continued his scholarly work, producing Pastoral Epistles in 1937, his most notable work of religious scholarship.
Falconer died at the age of 76, on November 4, 1943.
^Falconer, Robert Alexander (1902). "Introductory studies to the epistles of Second Peter and Jude". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^The Champlain Society. "Former Officers of the Champlain Society (1905-2012)". Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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For other people named Robert Falconer see Robert Falconer disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Robert Falconer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Sir Robert Alexander Falconer KCMG FRSC 10 February 1867 4 November 1943 was a Canadian academic Calvinist and bible scholar The Reverend SirRobert FalconerKCMG FRSC5th President of the University of TorontoIn office 1907 1932Preceded byJames LoudonSucceeded byHenry John CodyPresident of the Royal Society of CanadaIn office 1931 1932Preceded byCharles CamsellSucceeded byFrancis Ernest LloydPersonal detailsBorn 1867 02 10 February 10 1867Charlottetown Prince Edward IslandDiedNovember 4 1943 1943 11 04 aged 76 Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Advocacy and knighthood 4 Retirement and death 5 Honours 6 Sources 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editOf Scottish descent Falconer was born on February 10 1867 in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island the eldest child of a Presbyterian minister and his wife He attended high school in Port of Spain Trinidad while his father was posted there 1 and won a scholarship to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland 2 He graduated MA in 1889 and then spent three years at the divinity school of the Free Church of Scotland Career editFalconer was ordained in 1892 but never held a clerical position He returned to Canada that year and took a lecturership in New Testament Greek and exegesis at the Presbyterian college in Halifax Nova Scotia 3 He also began to publish articles in learned journals In 1902 Falconer received a D Litt from Edinburgh University 4 Advocacy and knighthood editIn 1907 he became president of the University of Toronto He steered a middle path combining pure scholarship with practicality Thus he introduced more vocational subjects while also developing higher degree programmes He sought to maximise the independence of the university battling unsuccessfully to retain German faculty members in 1914 Nonetheless he was knighted in 1917 for his advocacy of wartime recruitment Falconer believed in the need to increase public awareness of and accessibility to Canada s historical records He was a long time member of The Champlain Society s Council serving as its Vice President 1909 1935 and President 1936 42 5 Falconer wrote several books on current affairs including The German Tragedy and its Meaning for Canada 1915 6 Idealism in National Character 1920 and The United States as a Neighbour 1925 He was an advocate of broad cooperation between the English speaking nations in international affairs but was concerned to avoid American dominance of these relationships Retirement and death editIll health obliged him to decline the principalship of the University of Edinburgh in 1929 and he retired in 1932 However he continued his scholarly work producing Pastoral Epistles in 1937 his most notable work of religious scholarship Falconer died at the age of 76 on November 4 1943 Honours editFellow of the Royal Society of Canada 1916 7 Yale University Honorary Doctorate 1922 8 University of Alberta Honorary Doctorate 1936 9 nbsp On its acquisition by U of T Faculty of Law in 1951 84 Queen s Park was renamed Falconer Hall in honor of Sir Robert Falconer 10 Sources editGreenlee James G 1988 Sir Robert Falconer A Biography University of Toronto Press ISBN 978 1 4426 7997 9 OCLC 244767816 References edit Robert Alexander Falconer 1867 1943 www marianopolis edu Retrieved September 28 2013 A B Mckillop Sir Robert Alexander Falconer The Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved August 25 2019 Greenlee 1988 p 48 Falconer Robert Alexander 1902 Introductory studies to the epistles of Second Peter and Jude a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help The Champlain Society Former Officers of the Champlain Society 1905 2012 Retrieved 19 October 2014 Greenlee 1988 p 215 Proceedings and transactions of the Royal Society of Canada 1917 p 3 Yale Bestows Academic Honors Sir Robert Falconer Professor Chittenden and E A Robinson Receive Degrees New York Times June 22 1922 Past Honorary Degree Recipients Chancellor and Senate www ualberta ca Retrieved 2021 06 08 Law School Buildings University of Toronto Faculty of Law www law utoronto ca Retrieved 2023 02 12 External links editRobert Alexander Falconer archival papers held at the University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services Works by Robert Alexander Falconer at Faded Page Canada Professional and academic associationsPreceded byCharles Camsell President of the Royal Society of Canada1931 1932 Succeeded byFrancis Ernest Lloyd Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Falconer amp oldid 1206078936, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
