Background
Vikis-Freibergs, Vaira was born on December 1, 1937 in Riga, Latvia. Daughter of Karlis and Annemarie (Rankis) Vikis-Freibergs.
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Vikis-Freibergs, Vaira was born on December 1, 1937 in Riga, Latvia. Daughter of Karlis and Annemarie (Rankis) Vikis-Freibergs.
Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, 1958; Master of Arts, University Toronto, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1965; Doctor of Laws, Queen's U., 1991.
Clinical psychologist, Toronto (Ontario) Psychiatric Hospital, 1960-1961;
assistant professor department psychology, U. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1965-1972;
associate professor, U. Montreal, 1972-1977;
professor, U. Montreal, 1977-1998;
professor emeritus, U. Montreal, since 1998. President Social Science Federation Canada, 1980. Chairman North Atlantic Treaty Organization (special program panel onhuman factors), 1980.
Director Latvian Youth Ethnic Heritage Seminars Divreizdivi, 1979. Member Science Council Canada, 1980-1989, vice chairman, 1984-1989.
( Created in honour of the sesquicentennial of the birth ...)
President Academie des lettres et des sciences humaines, since 1998. Fellow Canada Psychological Association (president 1980), Royal Society Canada (Pierre Chauveau medal for distinguished work in the humanities 1995). Member Academy Science Latvia (fgn.
Grand medal 1997.), Association Advancement Baltic Studies (president 1984-1986), Association Canadienne Francaise pour l'Avancement des Sciences (Marcel-Vincent prize and medal 1992).
Married Imants F. Freibergs, July 16,1960. Children: Karlis Roberts, Indra Karoline.