Earle Parkhill Scarlett Explained

Earle Parkhill Scarlett
Chancellor of the University of Alberta
Term Start:1952
Term End:1958
Predecessor:George Fred McNally
Successor:L. Y. Cairns
Birth Date:27 June 1896
Birth Place:High Bluff, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma Mater:University of Manitoba
University of Toronto
Occupation:physician

Earle Parkhill Scarlett (June 27, 1896 − June 14, 1982) was a Canadian physician. He served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1952 to 1958.

Scarlett was born in Manitoba in 1896. He attended the University of Manitoba and earned a BA in 1916. He served in World War I with the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He then attended medical school at the University of Toronto and practiced as a physician in the United States before moving to Calgary.[1] [2]

Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School in Calgary is named after him.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walter H. Johns . Earle Parkhill Scarlett - The Canadian Encyclopedia . Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . 2015-07-10.
  2. Web site: University of Alberta: Earle Parkhill Scarlett (1952-1958) . Ualbertacentennial.ca . 2015-07-10.