Walter Gage

Walter Harry Gage CC
6th President of the University of British Columbia
In office 1969–1975
Preceded by	Kenneth Hare
Succeeded by	Douglas T. Kenny
Personal details
Born	March 5, 1905 Vancouver, British Columbia
Died	October 3, 1978 (aged 73) Vancouver, British Columbia

Walter Henry Gage, CC (March 5, 1905 – October 3, 1978) was a Canadian professor and academic administrator.

Biography

Went to John Oliver Secondary School. He was with the University of British Columbia for fifty years. He graduated with a B.A. in 1925, an MA in 1926, taught mathematics at Victoria College (1927–1933) and was registrar (1929–1933), taught mathematics (1933–1943), was Dean of Administrative and Inter-Faculty Affairs and Dean of Inter-Faculty and Student Affairs (1948), and was President (1969–1975). He died in 1978.

Walter Gage Residence at the University of British Columbia is named after him.

In 1971, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

References

• "University of British Columbia Walter H. Gage fonds". Retrieved March 1, 2006.