Background
BISSELL, Claude Thomas was born on February 10, 1916 in Meaford, Ontario. Son of George Thomas Bissell and Maggie Editha (Bowen) Bissell.
BISSELL, Claude Thomas was born on February 10, 1916 in Meaford, Ontario. Son of George Thomas Bissell and Maggie Editha (Bowen) Bissell.
He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1936 and received his Master of Arts degree in English literature in 1937.
He was the eighth president of the University of Toronto from 1958 to 1971. He played a major part in the expansion of the University of Toronto, tripling the size of the university during his tenure. He served in the Canadian Army during World World War World War II In 1952 he was made assistant professor at the University of Toronto.
From 1956 to 1958 he was president of Carleton College (now Carleton University) returning to the University of Toronto in 1958 to become president
He was the chair of the Canada Council from 1960 to 1962. The Claude T. Bissell Building at the University of Toronto, which houses the Faculty of Information, is named after him.
"The Social Sciences are good at accounting for disasters once they have taken place." Referring to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, his regiment in World World War II, "a happy regiment and a formidable one in action." “Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise.
Dream more than others think is practical.
Expect more than others think is possible.”.
Quotations:
"The Social Sciences are good at accounting for disasters once they have taken place."
Referring to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, his regiment in World World War II, "a happy regiment and a formidable one in action."
“Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical.
Expect more than others think is possible.”.
American Academy, of Arts and Sciences 1968.
Married Christina Flora Gray in 1945.