Robert Hamilton Hubbard

Background

Hubbard, Robert Hamilton was born on June 17, 1916 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Son of Charles Robert and Mary Elizabeth (Strattan) Hubbard.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, McMaster U., 1937; student, University Paris, 1938; student, Royal Museums, Brussels, 1939; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1942; honorary Doctor of Laws, Mount Allison U., 1965; honorary Doctor of Laws, McMaster U., 1987.

Career

Member faculty, U. Toronto, Ontario, 1945-1946; member of staff, National Gallery Canada, Ottawa, 1946-1975; chief curator, National Gallery Canada, 1954-1975. Adjunct Professor art history Carleton U., Ottawa, since 1974. Cultural adviser to Governor General of Canada, 1975-1981, honorary historian and archivist, since 1981.

Achievements

• Robert Hamilton Hubbard has been listed as a noteworthy Art historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Rideau Hall: An illustrated history of Government House, Ottawa, from Victorian times to the present day
  • Rideau Hall: An Illustrated History of Government House, Ottawa
  • Scholarship in Canada 1967
  • The development of Canadian art

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Canada (honorary secretary 1969-1971, honorary librarian 1971-1975, member Academy Humanities and Social Sciences, president 1977-1978), College Art Assn.Am. (past member of council), International Council Museums, Canadian History Association, Royal Canada Geography Society.

Connections

Father:

Charles Robert Hubbard

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Strattan) Hubbard