# Frank Wesbrook

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Frank Fairchild Wesbrook 1st President of the University of British Columbia In office 1913–1918 Succeeded by Leonard Klinck Personal details Born (1868-07-12)July 12, 1868 Oakland, Ontario, Canada Died October 20, 1918(1918-10-20) (aged 50) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Spouse Ann Wesbrook Children Helen

**Frank Fairchild Wesbrook** (July 12, 1868 – October 20, 1918) was a Canadian physician, [bacteriologist](/source/Bacteriologist), academic, and [University president](/source/University_president). He was the first [president](/source/Presidents_of_the_University_of_British_Columbia) of the [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia).

## Biography

Born in [Oakland](/source/Oakland%2C_Brant_County%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Wesbrook received a bachelor's and master's degree from the [University of Manitoba](/source/University_of_Manitoba) in 1887 and 1888. He received his M.D. and C.M. degrees from the University of Manitoba and [McGill College](/source/McGill_College). From 1891 to 1893, he was a Professor of Pathology at the University of Manitoba. From 1893 to 1895, he studied pathology at [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University).[1]

In 1895, he was appointed director of the Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene at the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota). His chief work was in Bacteriology relating to [public health](/source/Public_health). He helped in [diphtheria](/source/Diphtheria) research and was in favor of chlorine sterilization of water. He was also a Director of the Minnesota Board of Health Laboratories and was a member of the Minnesota State Board of Health.[1]

In 1906, he was appointed Dean of the [University of Minnesota Medical School](/source/University_of_Minnesota_Medical_School). In 1913, he was appointed the first president of the [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia). He served until his death in 1918.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-J_Bacteriol_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-J_Bacteriol_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-J_Bacteriol_1-2) Hill, H. W. (March 1919). ["Frank Fairchild Wesbrook"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC378795). *Journal of Bacteriology*. **4** (2): 71–72. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1128/JB.4.2.i2-72.1919](https://doi.org/10.1128%2FJB.4.2.i2-72.1919). [PMC](/source/PMC_(identifier)) [378795](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC378795). [PMID](/source/PMID_(identifier)) [16558834](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16558834).

## External links

- William C. Gibson. ["Frank Fairchild Wesbrook"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230128191904/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/frank-fairchild-wesbrook). *[The Canadian Encyclopedia](/source/The_Canadian_Encyclopedia)*. [Historica Canada](/source/Historica_Canada). Archived from [the original](https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/frank-fairchild-wesbrook) on January 28, 2023.

- ["Frank F. Wesbrook fonds"](http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arch/wesbrook.html). *University of British Columbia Archives*.

v t e Presidents and vice-chancellors of the University of British Columbia Wesbrook (1913–1918) Klinck (1919–1940) MacKenzie (1944–1962) Macdonald (1962–1967) Hare (1968–1969) Gage (1969–1975) Kenny (1975–1983) Pedersen (1983–1985) Smith (1985)* Strangway (1985–1997) Piper (1997–2006) Toope (2006–2014) Gupta (2014–2015) Piper (2015–2016)* Ono (2016–2022) Buszard (2022–2023)* Bacon (2023–present) * indicates interim president

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