Robert H. T. Smith | |
|---|---|
| President of the University of British Columbia (pro tempore) | |
| In office 1985 | |
| Preceded by | George Pedersen |
| Succeeded by | David Strangway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 22,1935 |
| Occupation | geographer |
Robert Henry Tufrey Smith AM (born May 22,1935) is an Australian-Canadian academic who was the president pro tempore of the University of British Columbia in 1985. [1] A professor of geography,Smith was educated at Australian National University,the University of New England and Northwestern University. [2] In 1964,he was a Guggenheim Fellow. [3] He is a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and a member of the Order of Australia. [4]