Rocke Robertson
| Rocke Robertson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Harold Rocke Robertson August 4, 1912 Victoria, British Columbia |
| Died | February 8, 1998 (aged 85) |
| Known for | Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University |
Harold Rocke Robertson, CC FRSC (August 4, 1912 – February 8, 1998) is a physician and the former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University (1962–1970).
Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he received a Bachelor of Science in 1932; and graduated from medicine in 1936 both from McGill University. He served in World War II as a surgeon becoming a lieutenant colonel in charge of surgery at the Vancouver Military Hospital.
After the war, in 1950, he became the first Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of British Columbia, where he played a major role in the founding of the medical school.
In 1959, he became Surgeon-in-Chief at the Montreal General Hospital, until being appointed Principal of McGill in 1962. He was the first physician and the first McGill University graduate to serve as its Principal and Vice Chancellor.
He received many honorary degrees from: Bishop's University, University of Manitoba, University of Toronto, University of Victoria (1964), University of Glasgow, University of British Columbia (1964), Université de Montréal, University of Michigan, Dartmouth College, Memorial University (1968) and Sir George Williams University (1971), which later became Concordia University.
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