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Robert Ford

Robert Arthur Douglas Ford, (January 8, 1915 – April 12, 1998) was a Canadian poet, translator and diplomat. Robert Ford was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of former London Free Press editor-in-chief and University of Western Ontario chancellor Arthur Ford, he received his B.A. in history and English in 1937 from the University of Western Ontario and a M.A. in history in 1940 from Cornell University. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1940 and was ambassador to Colombia (1957–1959), Yugoslavia (1959–1961), United Arab Republic (1961–1963), to the USSR (1964–1980) and Mongolia (1974–1980).

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Robert Ford

Name
Robert Ford
Birth Name
Robert Arthur Douglas Ford
Born
8 January 1915
Birthplace
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died
12 April 1998
Place of death
Vichy, France
Occupation
Diplomat, translator, poet

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