Background
Whyte, Anne Veronica was born on April 14, 1942 in Thorne, United Kingdom. Daughter of Philip and Grace Grant Mathieson (Tennant) Whyte. arrived in Canada, 1975.
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Anne Veronica Whyte
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Education
Bachelor with honors, Cambridge U., England, 1963; Master of Arts, Cambridge U., England, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1971.
Career
Geographer division anthropology, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1965-1966;
research fellow, Centre Latin-American Studies, U. Cambridge, 1967-1968;
research associate departments geography and psychology, U. Bristol, England, 1968-1974;
university lecturer department geography, U. College, U. London, 1974-1975;
associate professor geography, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1976-1978;
director undergraduate environmental studies Innis College, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1978-1986;
programme specialist MAB Programme, Division Ecological Sciences United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1984-1986;
director social science division, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1986-1992;
director general, environment and natural resources division, International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, since 1992. Chairperson African Economics Research Consortium Inc., New York City, 1987-1990, Canada National Committee United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/MAB, Ottawa, 1989-1993. Canada Global Change Program, Ottawa, 1990-1992.
Member Executive Board Canada Common for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Ottawa, 1988-1992. Member international advising committee International Council Science Unions. Active Ont.Roundtable for Environment and Economy, 1993-1995.
Director LEAD Internat.Inc., since 1994.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Society Canada, World Academy Arts and Science. Member American Association Geography, Canada Association Geographers (vice president), Canada Association Geographers (vice president 1993-1994, president since 1994), International Council Science Unions (member international advising committee), Royal Canadian Geographical Society (governor since 1995), Cambridge Club, Sigma Xi.
Interests
Connections
Married Robert Dewfall Auger. Children from previous marriages: David Philip Kirkby, ClareAnne Kirkby, Joanna Catherine Whyte Burton.
