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McGill University; McMaster University.
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Richard Tomlinson
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He is best known as a founding director of Gennum Corporation, a Canadian manufacturer of semiconductors and semiconductor-based products, and for making one of the largest single donations to a Canadian university. He studied at Bishop"s University and received a Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry in 1948 from McGill University. In 1950, he joined the Department of Chemistry at McMaster University.
He retired in 1988.
In 2000, he made a donation of C$64 million to McGill University which will be used to create Fellowships.
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Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.