Eva Kushner
Eva Kushner | |
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| Born | Eva Dubska June 18, 1929 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Education | McGill University |
| Spouse | Donn Kushner (1949-2001) |
| Children | 3 |
Eva Kushner is a Canadian scholar of Comparative and French, Renaissance, and Canadian literature. She was the President of Victoria University in 1987. In 1997, she was made an officer of the Order of Canada. She was the first woman to be a university president in Ontario.
Biography
Eva Kushner (Dubska) was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on June 18, 1929.[1] She lived in France between from 1939 until moving to Canada in 1946.[2]
In 1949, she married Donn Kushner.
Kushner attended McGill University and obtained a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology in 1948. In 1956, she obtained a Ph.D. in French Literature. Professor Kushner became President of Victoria University in 1987 and held that position until 1994.
In 1997, the Canadian government awarded gave her the Order of Canada award.[3]
References
- ^ "Eva Kushner". Gale. Gale In Context: Biography. 2002. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Eva Kushner". library.vicu.utoronto.ca. E.J. Pratt Library. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Mrs. Eva Kushner". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
