John Angus Weir, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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President of Wilfrid Laurier University
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About John Angus Weir
- John Angus Weir (October 29, 1930 – August 28, 2007) was the fourth president of Wilfrid Laurier University, serving from 1982 until his retirement in 1992.
- Weir was born to J.
- Angus and Mary in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on October 29, 1930.
- He was usually called "Jack".
- He has a brother named Robert.
- Weir graduated from St.
- Dunstan's University (now known as the University of Prince Edward Island with a Bachelor of Arts in 1953.
- He then moved to London, Ontario, where he received his master of business administration degree from the University of Western Ontario in 1955.
- Weir moved to Kitchener, Ontario to work at a company called Electrohome.He later moved to South Bend, Indiana, to continue his education.
- This resulted in him receiving his PhD in economics from the University of Notre Dame in 1964.
- Weir and his new wife, Ann, moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he took the position of professor at the University of Manitoba.
- His family moved back to Kitchener-Waterloo in 1965 so that Weir could take a position at Wilfrid Laurier University (then known as Waterloo Lutheran University) as a professor and chairman of the economics department from 1968 to 1978.
- He became vice-president of academics from 1978 to 1982, and then he eventually became the university's president from 1982 until his retirement in 1992.
- While university president, Weir helped form the undergraduate music therapy program in the university's Faculty of Music on February 16, 1987.He married Ann in 1959 and had four sons.
- Weir died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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