Background
Smith, Wilfred Cantwell was born on July 21, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Victor Arnold and Sarah Cory (Cantwell) Smith.
Smith, Wilfred Cantwell was born on July 21, 1916 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Victor Arnold and Sarah Cory (Cantwell) Smith.
Upper Canada College, University of Grenoble, University of Madrid, American University, Cairo, University of Toronto, Cambridge and Princeton Universities.
Served as representative among Muslims of the Canadian Overseas Missions Council, chiefly in Lahore 1940-1949. Lecturer in Indian and Islamic History, Forman Christian College, Lahore 1941-1945. Professor, of Comparative Religion 1949-1963, and Director Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University 1951-1963.
Visiting Professor, London University 1960, Princeton University 1965, University of Toronto 1968, University of Washington 1978.
Professor, of World Religions and Director Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard University 1964-1973. McCulloch Professor, of Religion, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada 1973-1978.
Professor, of Comparative History of Religion and Chairman, The Study of Religion, Harvard University 1978-1984, Professor Emeritus. Senior Killam Fellow, University of Toronto, Visiting Professor, of Religion, Trinity College, Toronto 1985-1986.
President American Society for the Study of Religion 1966-1969.
Fellow, Royal Society of Canada (President Humanities and Social Sciences Section 1972-1973), American Academy, of Arts and Sciences. President Middle East Studies Association of North. America 1977-1978, President Canadian Theological Society 1979-1980, President American Academy, of Religion 1982-1983.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Society Canada (president humanities and social science 1973). Member American Academy Religion (president 1982-1983), Middle East Studies Association North America (president.1977-1978), Canada Theological Society (president 1979-1980), American Society Study of Religion (president 1966-1969). Senior Killam research fellow U. Toronto, 1984-1986.
Married Muriel McKenzie Struthers, September 23, 1939. Children: Arnold Gordon, Julian Struthers, Heather Patricia, Brian Cantwell, Rosemary Muriel.