Congratulations to new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Margaret MacMillan and David Wilson!
We are very pleased to announce that Margaret MacMillan and David Wilson, two of our faculty members, have been elected Fellows of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada!
Established in 1882, the Royal Society of Canada recognizes outstanding research and scholarly achievements in the humanities, arts and natural and social sciences. Elected by their peers for their contributions to the research community, please join us in congratulating new Fellows Margaret MacMillan and David Wilson on achieving this high honour!
 | MACMILLAN, Margaret – Department of History, University of Toronto; Warden, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University. Through her research and writing Professor Margaret MacMillan has contributed to the greater understanding of international history and to the revival of narrative history. Her work situates the relations between states and the making of war and peace in their broader social and historical contexts. She delivers many of the world’s most prestigious lectures and is committed to bringing history to as wide an audience as possible. |
 | WILSON, David A. – Department of History, University of Toronto. Historian David A. Wilson is internationally recognized for making substantial, original contributions to our understanding of the modern Atlantic world. Focusing on the themes of democracy, conservatism, nationalism and religion, he opens up new perspectives on the transatlantic interchange of ideas. He has written pioneering studies of Thomas Paine, William Cobbett, the United Irishmen, and Thomas D’Arcy McGee, and is also the General Editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. |
For the entire Class List of 2015, please see: https://www.rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/NF%20Citations%202015_2.pdf
Other members of the Department who are members of the Royal Society include: Robert Bothwell, Derek Penslar, James Retallack, Edward Shorter, Nicholas Terpstra, Lynne Viola. Natalie Rothman is a member of the New College of the RSC.