Michael Grant Ignatieff is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a historian, Ignatieff has held senior academic posts at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and Toronto. Most recently, he was rector and president of Central European University; he held this position from 2016 to 2021.

Headlines from May 12, 1947

King Accepts Appointment

PRESIDENT FLIES TO VISIT MOTHER, WHO HAD SETBACK; He Goes Home for Three-Hour Stay With Her as She Mends From Fracture of Hip

Germans' Hunger Menaces U.S.-British Bi-Zonal Policy; GERMANS' HUNGER A BI-ZONAL MENACE

500,000 Britons Welcome Royal Family at End of Tour

U.S. TO EASE CURBS ON HOME BUILDING; Drop in Construction Prompts Study of Liberalizing Rules for Business as Well

Notable Births