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Jean Sutherland Boggs

Jean Sutherland Boggs, Peruvian-Canadian historian, academic, and civil servant (died 2014)

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Born
June 11, 1922
Died
August 22, 2014
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1922

About Jean Sutherland Boggs

Jean Sutherland Boggs D. Litt. LL. D. was a Canadian academic, art historian and civil servant. She was the first female Director of both the National Gallery of Canada and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She was also a specialist in the work of Edgar Degas and Picasso. In 1966, Boggs was appointed the first woman and fifth director of the National Gallery of Canada and served in this position until 1976. In 1979 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature from the University of Saskatchewan. She was awarded honorary degrees from Mount Holyoke College in 1971, York University in 1976 and from Concordia University in 2000.

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Jean Sutherland Boggs timeline

  1. In 1966, Boggs was appointed the first woman and fifth director of the National Gallery of Canada and served in this position until 1976.
  2. She was awarded honorary degrees from Mount Holyoke College in 1971, York University in 1976 and from Concordia University in 2000.
  3. In 1979 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature from the University of Saskatchewan.

The world when Jean Sutherland Boggs was born

Jean Sutherland Boggs was born in 1922. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1922

  • #1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
  • Top movieNosferatu
  • Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
  • Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
  • Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadCrossword puzzles
  • Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
  • World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jean Sutherland Boggs's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19222026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Average home$5,600$435,000
Average income$3,270$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population110.0M341 million

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