Peter George (professor)
Dr.
Peter J. George C.M. is a
Canadian economist and university administrator. He is currently president of
McMaster University in
Hamilton, Ontario.
George was educated at the
University of Toronto and joined the faculty at McMaster in
1965. He served in a variety of administrative roles at McMaster and with the province of Ontario, including a term as president of the
Council of Ontario Universities from
1991 to
1995. He became president of McMaster on
July 1,
1995.
George is widely known for his fantastic beard.
George has a number of publications to his credit in his academic career, including two books:
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Government Subsidies and the Construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1981)
The Emergence of Industrial America: Strategic Factors in American Economic Growth Since 1870 (1982)
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