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Robert R. Wark is a Canadian historian and professor emeritus at the University of Alberta. He was born on October 7, 1924 in Edmonton, Alberta. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta in 1945 and his Master of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1947. He then went on to receive his PhD from the University of Toronto in 1951. Wark is best known for his work on the history of Canada, particularly the history of the Canadian West. He has written numerous books and articles on the subject, including The Canadian West: Its Development and Settlement (1962), The Opening of the Canadian West (1970), and The Canadian West: A History (1975). He has also written extensively on the history of the fur trade and the history of the Métis people. Wark has been a professor at the University of Alberta since 1951 and was appointed professor emeritus in 1991. He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Alberta Order of Excellence in 1992 and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Member of the Order of Canada.

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Born 7 October 1924
Birthday 7 October
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1959

Wark is known for editing the authoritative 1959 edition of Joshua Reynolds's Discourses on art published by Yale University Press.

1956

Robert Rodger Wark was born in Edmonton, Alberta. He studied English literature and history at the University of Alberta and at Harvard University, earning an M.A. in art history and then a doctorate in British art specializing in the Georgian period. He taught art history at Harvard and Yale universities for four years before accepting a position at the Huntington in 1956. Despite the demands of the job, he taught art history at Caltech from 1960 to 1990 and at UCLA from 1965 to 1980.

Wark was curator of the Art Collections at The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens from 1956 to 1990. His successor was John Murdoch.

1924

Robert R. Wark (7 October 1924 – 8 June 2007) was a Canadian art historian who was curator of The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens from 1956 to 1990. He is known for editing the authoritative 1959 edition of Joshua Reynolds's Discourses on Art.