Robert Fulford Ruttan
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Robert Fulford Ruttan was a Canadian
chemist and university professor.
Born in Newburgh, Upper Canada
, the son of Dr. Allan Ruttan, a physician, and Caroline Smith, Ruttan's family moved to Napanee around 1863. He received a Bachelor of Arts in natural science degree in 1881 from the University of Toronto
. He received his M.D. in 1884 from McGill University
. He never practiced medicine, but rather did postgraduate studies in organic chemistry with August Wilhelm von Hofmann
at the University of Berlin.
Returning to Canada in 1886, he was appointed a lecturer in chemistry in the faculty of medicine at McGill. In 1891, he became a professor. He was dean of graduate studies and research from 1924 to 1928.
In 1896, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
and served as its president from 1919 to 1920. In 1920, he helped found the Canadian Institute of Chemistry.
A cricketer, yachtsman, and golfer, Ruttan was president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association
in 1907. In 1906, he served on Canada’s first national Olympic organization, the Central Olympic Committee.
In 1914, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Toronto.
He died in Montreal in 1930.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
chemist and university professor.
Born in Newburgh, Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
, the son of Dr. Allan Ruttan, a physician, and Caroline Smith, Ruttan's family moved to Napanee around 1863. He received a Bachelor of Arts in natural science degree in 1881 from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. He received his M.D. in 1884 from McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
. He never practiced medicine, but rather did postgraduate studies in organic chemistry with August Wilhelm von Hofmann
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
August Wilhelm von Hofmann was a German chemist.-Biography:Hofmann was born at Gießen, Grand Duchy of Hesse. Not intending originally to devote himself to physical science, he first took up the study of law and philology at Göttingen. But he then turned to chemistry, and studied under Justus von...
at the University of Berlin.
Returning to Canada in 1886, he was appointed a lecturer in chemistry in the faculty of medicine at McGill. In 1891, he became a professor. He was dean of graduate studies and research from 1924 to 1928.
In 1896, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
and served as its president from 1919 to 1920. In 1920, he helped found the Canadian Institute of Chemistry.
A cricketer, yachtsman, and golfer, Ruttan was president of the Royal Canadian Golf Association
Royal Canadian Golf Association
Golf Canada, formerly known as the Royal Canadian Golf Association is the governing body of golf in Canada.-Beginnings:The RCGA was founded on June 6, 1895 as the Canadian Golf Association at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club. The Royal prefix was granted to the CGA in June 1896 by Queen Victoria through...
in 1907. In 1906, he served on Canada’s first national Olympic organization, the Central Olympic Committee.
In 1914, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Toronto.
He died in Montreal in 1930.