Robert H. Blackburn

Robert Harold Blackburn
Born(1919-02-03)3 February 1919
Died18 September 2019(2019-09-18) (aged 100)
EducationUniversity of Alberta (B.A., 1940, M.A., 1941)

University of Toronto (B.L.S., 1942)

Columbia University (M.L.S., 1948)
OccupationLibrarian
Spouse
Frances Patricia Gibson
(m. 1942; died 1989)
Military career
Allegiance Canada
Service / branch Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service1942-1945
RankFlight Lieutenant
Battles / warsWorld War II

Robert Harold Blackburn (3 February 1919 – 18 September 2019) was a Canadian academic librarian. He is best known for serving as the Chief Librarian at the University of Toronto from 1954 to 1981.