Robert William Begg, OC was a Canadian physician, cancer researcher, and President of the University of Saskatchewan.
Education
Born in Florenceville, New Brunswick, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of King"s College in 1936. He received a Master of Science degree in 1938 and a Doctor of Medicine in 1942 from Dalhousie University. After the war, he received a Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University.
Career
During World World War II, he served with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. From 1946 to 1950, he taught at Dalhousie University. From 1950 to 1957, he taught at the University of Western Ontario.
In 1957, he became head of the Saskatchewan research unit of the National Cancer Institute of Canada, head of the cancer research department at the University of Saskatchewan and taught pathology.
In 1962, he became Dean of the College of Medicine and Principal of the Saskatoon campus in 1967. From 1975 to 1980, he was the fifth president of the University of Saskatchewan.
His widow was Elsie Begg (deceased 2010) and they have four children.