Richard H. Tomlinson
Richard H. Tomlinson, OC (c. 1924 – 2018) was a Canadian chemist and philanthropist. He is best known as a founding director of , a Canadian manufacturer of semiconductors and semiconductor-based products, and for making one of the largest single donations to a Canadian university.
He studied at Bishop's College School, Bishop's University and received a Ph.D. in chemistry in 1948 from McGill University. In 1950, he joined the Department of Chemistry at McMaster University. He retired in 1988. In 2000, he made a donation of C$64 million to McGill University which will be used to create Fellowships.
In 2003, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He died on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at the age of 94.[1]
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- McGill Reporter: So who is this guy?
- McGill Newsroom: McGill benefactor Richard Tomlinson made history
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