Peter Harnetty
Peter Francis Harnetty (born June 6, 1927) is professor emeritus of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia.
Personal[edit]
Harnetty was born June 6, 1927, in Brighton, England, to Edward and Anne (McKeon) Harnetty. He traveled from the UK to Canada to attend the University of British Columbia.[1] In September 1956, he married Claire Demers. They have one son.[2] Harnetty made an endowment for a grant called the Peter Harnetty Prize in Asian Studies that is awarded annually to undergraduate students.[3]
Non-teaching activities[edit]
Military service[edit]
Harnetty served in the British Army and British Indian Army from August 17, 1944 to January 13, 1949. His service included The Queen’s Royal Regiment in England (1944–45)[4] and the 4/6 Rajputana Rifles in India (1945–46)[4] He also served in Burma.[5] He was transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment while retaining his Lieutenancy and seniority on April 1, 1947.[6] Later he was part of the Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) in England, Palestine, and Germany.[4]
Education[edit]
Harnetty received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at the University of British Columbia in 1953 followed by a Masters of Arts (1954) and a Doctorate (1958) at Harvard University.[4][2] Harnetty undertook post-doctoral research studies starting in the summer of 1964 at the India Office Library in London and the Manchester Central Reference Library after receiving a research fellowship from the Canada Council.[7]
Politics[edit]
Harnetty was one of over 500 academics to sign a petition in 2015 in support of Fair Vote Canada.[8]
Professional[edit]
Teaching[edit]
Harnetty was hired as an instructor at the University of British Columbia in 1958.[9] From 1958 to 1992, Harnetty held a joint appointment in the UBC Department of Asian Studies and the UBC Department of History.[4] In fact, "the University inaugurated the teaching of South Asian courses with recruitment of [Harnetty]."[10][3] In 1971, he was promoted to full professor.[11] He served first as acting head of the Dept. of Asian Studies in 1970/71 and then as head 1975-1980.[12][13][14] Upon his retirement in 1992, he was granted the status of Professor Emeritus.[15][4]
Professional Committees[edit]
- Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, President/Resident Director 1970–71.[16][4]
- South Asia Regional Council of the Association for Asian Studies – Elected Member, 1973–76.[4]
- Canadian Historical Association Committee on Graduate Studies, 1972–76.[4]
Affiliations and memberships[edit]
- Elected in 1988 to be a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.[4]
Professional awards[edit]
- Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation fellow, 1953-54.[17][2]
- Social Science Research Council fellow, 1956-57.[2]
- Nuffield Foundation fellow, 1964-65.[2]
- Canada Council senior fellow, 1964–65, 1971-72.[11][7][18][2]
- Faculty of Arts Teaching Prize (now UBC Killam Teaching Prize), 1990.[4]
Publications[edit]
- HARNETTY, Peter. Imperialism and Free Trade. Lancashire and India in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. [Vancouver]: University of British Columbia; Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1973.
Archival records[edit]
The records pertaining to Harnetty’s time as a professor at the University of British Columbia are located in the University of British Columbia Archives.
References[edit]
- ^ "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]". Ancestry.com. 16 February 1949. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Peter Harnetty". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale Literature Resource Center. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ a b Asian Studies, Department Of (Spring 2012). "A Gala to Celebrate 50 Years of Asian Studies". Asian Edge. University of British Columbia. Department of Asian Studies. p. 2. doi:10.14288/1.0041710.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Peter Harnetty". Department of Asian Studies. University of British Columbia.
- ^ "Institute to Present Best Informed Men". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 22 July 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 37974". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1947. p. 2534.
- ^ a b "Five UBC Faculty Win Fellowships". The Vancouver Sun. 21 February 1964. p. 25. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ Farevote Canada, Fairvote Canada (16 September 2015). "Over 500 Canadian Academics call on Parties to work together towards a fair and democratic voting system". Fair Vote Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Kwan, Michael (7 January 2018). "Sunday Snippet: Peter Harnetty (UBC Professor Emeritus) » Beyond the Rhetoric". Beyond the Rhetoric. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Lan, Kenneth (2019). East-West Exposure 101: Professors Who Brought East Asian Studies to Canada. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-7960-5570-2.
- ^ a b Morton, W. L. (1971). "Notes and Comments". The Canadian Historical Review. 52 (3): 351. ISSN 1710-1093.
- ^ Kenny, Douglas (1976). "The President's Report 1975-76 The University of British Columbia" (PDF). www.library.ubc.ca. p. 29. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Kenny, Douglas T. (1980). "The President's Report 1979-80". open.library.ubc.ca. p. 51. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Fonds - Peter Harnetty fonds". Memory BC. University of British columbia Archives. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "16 September 1992 Vancouver Senate Minutes" (PDF). senate.ubc.ca. The University Of British Columbia. p. 10379. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Pact on Indo-Canadian Institute Extended". The Times of India News Service. 30 November 1971. p. 9. ProQuest 499188607.
- ^ "Scholarship, Prize List Announced by University of B.C. for Graduates, Graduating Class". The Vancouver Sun. 14 May 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "17 Professors win Study Fellowships". The Vancouver Sun. 17 December 1970. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.