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Name
  
Donald Forster


Born
  
1934
Toronto, Ontario

Known for
  
President of University of Guelph

Died
  
August 8, 1983, St. Michael's Hospital, Garden District, Toronto, Canada

Education
  
University of Toronto, Harvard University

Donald Forster (1934 – August 8, 1983) was a Canadian academic. He was president of the University of Guelph, and was appointed president of the University of Toronto just before his death.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was a graduate of the University of Toronto and of Harvard University. Later, he was a professor of economics in the department of political economy at the University of Toronto. He was also a vice-president and provost. From 1975 to 1983, he was president of the University of Guelph.

He died in 1983 at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto after suffering a heart attack.

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