Patrick Deane (professor)

Patrick Deane
Deane in 2018
21st Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University
Assumed office
1 July 2019[1]
ChancellorMurray Sinclair
Shelagh Rogers
Preceded byDaniel Woolf
7th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University
In office
1 July 2010[2] – 30 June 2019[3]
ChancellorSuzanne Labarge
Preceded byPeter George
Succeeded byDavid H. Farrar
Acting President of the University of Winnipeg
In office
2002[4] – 2 May 2004[5]
Preceded byConstance Rooke
Succeeded byLloyd Axworthy
Personal details
Born (1956-12-09) 9 December 1956 (age 67)
South Africa
NationalityCanadian
South African
EducationUniversity of the Witwatersrand (BA)
University of Western Ontario (MA, PhD)[1][6]
Academic background
ThesisRaising a valid sign: A defence of the form of David Jones's "Anathemata" (1986)
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish Literature
Institutions

Patrick Deane (born 9 December 1956) is a Canadian scholar and university administrator, currently serving as the 21st Principal of Queen's University. He was previously the acting president of the University of Winnipeg (2003–2004), the Vice-principal (Academic) at Queen's University (2005–2010) and the 7th President of McMaster University (2010–2019).[7]

  1. ^ a b "About the Principal". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "President Patrick Deane". McMaster University. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ Mann, Ken (5 November 2018). "McMaster University to begin search for new president". Global News. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Dr. Patrick Deane". University of Winnipeg. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Lloyd Axworthy Begins Term as President & Vice-Chancellor". University of Winnipeg. 3 May 2004. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ Minors, Deborah (17 January 2012). "Education as integrity". University of the Witwatersrand. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Patrick Deane Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). McMaster University. 23 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.