Robin Fisher (born 1946) is a

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known for his book on native relations in

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, ''Contact and Conflict''. Fisher is former provost and vice-president academic of

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. Originally from New Zealand, Fisher completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at

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and a Master of Arts degree at the

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. He emigrated to Canada in 1970 to undertake a PhD at the

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, where he became a scholar of the history of British Columbia and, in particular, of First Nation-European relations. Fisher's academic career began in the department of history at

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where he was appointed assistant professor in 1974 and full professor in 1983. In 1993, Fisher accepted the position of founding chair of the history program at the

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. He subsequently became dean, arts and science and, in 1997, dean of a newly formed College of Arts, Social and Health Sciences. In 2002, Fisher joined the

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as dean of arts. He joined

as provost and vice-president, academic in 2005 until 2010.

References

* Fisher, Robin (1977; 2nd ed., 1992) ''Contact and Conflict: Indian-European Relations in British Columbia, 1774-1890.'' Vancouver: UBC Press. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Robin 1946 births 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian male non-fiction writers Living people Massey University alumni University of Auckland alumni University of British Columbia alumni Academic staff of Simon Fraser University Academic staff of the University of Northern British Columbia Academic staff of the University of Regina Academic staff of Mount Royal University