Peter Harnetty

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Peter Francis Harnetty, (June 6, 1927, Brighton, England), is professor emeritus of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Personal[]

Harnetty was born June 6, 1927, in Brighton, England, to Edward and Anne (McKeon) Harnetty. He traveled from the UK to Canada to attend the University of British Columbia .[1] In September 1956, he married Claire Demers. They have one son.,[2] Harnetty made an endowment for a grant called the Peter Harnetty Prize in Asian Studies that is awarded annually to undergraduate students.[3]

Non-teaching activities[]

Military service[]

Harnetty served in the British Army and British Indian Army from August 17, 1944 to January 13, 1949. His service included: The Queen’s Royal Regiment in England (1944–45).[4] The 4/6 Rajputana Rifles in India (1945–46)[4] He also served in Burma.[5] He was transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment while retaining his Lieutenancy and seniority on April 1, 1947.[6] Later he was part of the Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) in England, Palestine, and Germany.[4]

Education[]

Harnetty received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at the University of British Columbia from 1949 to 1953 followed by a Masters of Arts (1954) and a Doctorate (1958) at Harvard University.[4][2] Harnetty undertook post-doctoral research studies starting in the summer of 1964 at the India Office Library in London and the Manchester Central Reference Library after receiving a research fellowship from the Canada Council.[7]

Politics[]

Harnetty was one of over 500 academics to sign a petition in 2015 in support of Fair Vote Canada.[8]

Professional[]

Teaching[]

Harnetty was hired as an instructor at the University of British Columbia in 1958.[9] From 1958 to 1992, Harnetty held a joint appointment in the UBC Department of Asian Studies and the UBC Department of History.[4] In fact, "the University inaugurated the teaching of South Asian courses with recruitment of [Harnetty]."[10][3] In 1971, he was promoted to full professor.[11] He served first as acting head of the Dept. of Asian Studies in 1970/71 and then as head 1975-1980.[12][13][14] Upon his retirement in 1992, he was granted the status of Professor Emeritus.[15][4]

Profesional Committees Source[4][]

Affiliations and memberships[]

Professional awards[]

Publications[]

  • HARNETTY, Peter. Imperialism and Free Trade. Lancashire and India in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. [Vancouver]: University of British Columbia; Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1973.

Archival records[]

The records pertaining to Harnetty’s time as a professor at the University of British Columbia are located in the University of British Columbia Archives.

References[]

  1. ^ "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]". Ancestry.com. 16 February 1949. Archived from the original on 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Peter Harnetty". Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors. Gale Literature Resource Center. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "A Gala to Celebrate 50 Years of Asian Studies". Asian Edge. University of British Columbia. Department of Asian Studies. Spring 2012. p. 2. doi:10.14288/1.0041710.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Peter Harnetty". Department of Asian Studies. University of British Columbia.
  5. ^ "Institute to Present Best Informed Men". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 22 July 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "No. 37974". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 June 1947. p. 2534.
  7. ^ a b "Five UBC Faculty Win Fellowships". The Vancouver Sun. 21 February 1964. p. 25. Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Newspaper.com.
  8. ^ Farevote Canada, Fairvote Canada (16 September 2015). "Over 500 Canadian Academics call on Parties to work together towards a fair and democratic voting system". Fair Vote Canada. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. ^ Kwan, Michael (7 January 2018). "Sunday Snippet: Peter Harnetty (UBC Professor Emeritus) » Beyond the Rhetoric". Beyond the Rhetoric. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  10. ^ Lan, Kenneth (2019). East-West Exposure 101: Professors Who Brought East Asian Studies to Canada. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-7960-5570-2.
  11. ^ a b Morton, W. L. (1971). "Notes and Comments". The Canadian Historical Review. 52 (3): 351. ISSN 1710-1093.
  12. ^ Kenny, Douglas (1976). "The President's Report 1975-76 The University of British Columbia" (PDF). webcache.googleusercontent.com. p. 29. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  13. ^ Kenny, Douglas T. (1980). "The President's Report 1979-80". open.library.ubc.ca. p. 51. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Fonds - Peter Harnetty fonds". Memory BC. University of British columbia Archives. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  15. ^ "16 September 1992 Vancouver Senate Minutes" (PDF). webcache.googleusercontent.com. The University Of British Columbia. p. 10379. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Pact on Indo-Canadian Institute Extended". The Times of India News Service. 30 November 1971. p. 9. ProQuest 499188607.
  17. ^ "Scholarship, Prize List Announced by University of B.C. for Graduates, Graduating Class". The Vancouver Sun. 14 May 1953. p. 11. Retrieved 29 May 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "17 Professors win Study Fellowships". The Vancouver Sun. 17 December 1970. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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