Cole Harris

Cole Harris
Born Richard Colebrook Harris
July 4, 1936
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Alma mater University of British Columbia
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupation Geographer, University Professor
Employer University of Toronto
University of British Columbia
Awards Order of Canada

Richard Colebrook "Cole" Harris, OC FRSC (born July 4, 1936) is a Canadian geographer and university professor.

Education

Harris received a Bachelor of Arts degree (1958) from the University of British Columbia, a Master of Science degree (1962), and a Ph.D. (1964) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Educator

In 1964 Harris joined the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor, and became an Associate Professor in 1971. Later that year he joined the University of British Columbia as an Associate Professor, and became a Professor at that university in 1973.

Awards

Harris was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1982. The Royal Canadian Geographical Society awarded Harris a Gold Medal in 1988, and awarded him the Massey Medal in 2003. Harris was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2004.

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