George Connell (biochemist)

George Connell
12th President of the University of Toronto
In office
1984–1990
Preceded byDavid Strangway
Succeeded byRobert Prichard
6th President of University of Western Ontario
In office
1977–1984
Preceded byD. Carlton Williams
Succeeded byAlan K. Adlington (acting)
George Pedersen
Personal details
Born
George Edward Connell

(1930-06-20)June 20, 1930
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
DiedMarch 13, 2015(2015-03-13) (aged 84)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Scientific career
Fieldsbiochemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
ThesisAspects of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidation reactions ( 1956)

George Edward Connell, OC FRSC (June 20, 1930 – March 13, 2015) was a Canadian academic.

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Connell studied at Upper Canada College in Toronto and graduated in 1947. He then attended the University of Toronto, earning a BA in biochemistry in 1951 and a PhD in 1955.

Connell worked at the University of Toronto for the next 22 years, first as a professor of biochemistry and then as the chairman of the department of biochemistry. His research included the study of plasma cholinesterase. He left to serve as President of the University of Western Ontario from 1977 to 1984, before returning to the University of Toronto to become its twelfth President from 1984 to 1990.

In 1987, Connell was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He served as a principal advisor to the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada (known as the Krever Inquiry) established in 1993. Connell died on March 13, 2015.[1]

  1. ^ Gallant, Jacques (16 March 2015). "Former U of T president George Connell dead at 84". The Star. Retrieved 16 March 2015.