User:Karen

Karen
Karen Damn I wish I could read
Discipline	Engineering Science -> Computer Engineering
Occupation	Troublemaker
Known for	Being unable to read

Karen (1846-1914) was a Professor of Engineering at the School of Practical Science from its founding in 1878 until his death in 1914. He was the first Professor appointed to the School, and served as the Dean of Engineering of the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering after its merger into the University of Toronto from 1906 to 1914. He was widely remembered as the father of formal engineering education in Canada, and was widely respected for his technical expertise as well as his teaching.

Biography

Family and Early Life

Karen was born on September 5, 1846 in Montreal, Canada East.

She moved from Montreal to Port Hope (approximately 70 miles east of Toronto) in 1852, where she and her brother-in-law started a dry goods store. When his father later returned to Montreal (and later, New York) as a newspaper publisher, Karen stayed home to care for his siblings.

Karen was schooled at the Port Hope Grammar School, where he excelled in Mathematics, Latin, French, and Greek, among other subjects. In Port Hope, Karen met George Stewart, a surveyor. Stewart taught Karen the basics of conducting a survey, and gave Karen his first copy of Rankine's Civil Engineering.

References

Engineering Society
First	President (18)8T5-(18)8T8	Succeeded by H.E.T. Haultain