James Loudon

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James Loudon

4th President of the University of Toronto
In office 1892–1906
Preceded by	Daniel Wilson
Succeeded by	Robert Falconer
Personal details
Born	(1841-05-24)May 24, 1841 Toronto, Canada West
Died	December 29, 1916(1916-12-29) (aged 75) Toronto, Ontario

James Loudon, F.R.S.C (May 24, 1841 – December 29, 1916) was a Canadian professor of physics and President of the University of Toronto from 1892–1906.

He visited the United Kingdom to attend the 450th jubilee of the University of Glasgow in June 1901, and received an honorary doctorate (LL.D) from the university.^[1]

References

↑ "Glasgow University jubilee" The Times (London). Friday, 14 June 1901. (36481), p. 10.

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Louis-Honoré Fréchette	President of the Royal Society of Canada 1901–1902	Succeeded by James A. Grant

v t e Presidents of the University of Toronto

John Strachan (1827) John McCaul (1848) Daniel Wilson (1889) James Loudon (1892) Robert Falconer (1907) Henry John Cody (1932) Sidney Earle Smith (1945) Claude Bissell (1958) John Robert Evans (1972) James Milton Ham (1978) David Strangway (1983) George Connell (1984) Robert Prichard (1990) Robert Birgeneau (2000) David Naylor (2005) Meric Gertler (2013)

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Persondata
Name	Loudon, James
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian physicist
Date of birth	May 24, 1841
Place of birth	Toronto, Canada West
Date of death	December 29, 1916
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario

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