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Sir
William Hamilton Fyfe
Principal of the University of Aberdeen
In office
1936–1948
Preceded bySir George Adam Smith
Succeeded bySir Thomas Murray Taylor
Principal of Queen's University at Kingston
In office
1930–1936
Preceded byRobert Bruce Taylor
Succeeded byRobert Charles Wallace
Personal details
Born(1878-07-09)9 July 1878
Kensington, London, England
Died13 June 1965(1965-06-13) (aged 86)
London, England
Spouse
Dorothea Hope Geddes White
(m. 1908)
Children3
EducationFettes College
Alma materMerton College, Oxford
ProfessionScholar, educator, and university administrator

Sir William Hamilton Fyfe (9 July 1878 – 13 June 1965) was an English and Canadian classics scholar, educator, and educational administrator. He served as the 10th Principal of Queen's University, Ontario, from 1930 to 1936, and was the first layman to hold that position. He served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen from 1936 to 1948. He was knighted in 1942.

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