William Alexander Robb Kerr, FRSC (September 29, 1875 – January 19, 1945) was a Canadian academic and the third president of the University of Alberta.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, to Thomas and Maria Jane Kerr, Kerr received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1899 and a Master of Arts degree in 1901 from the University of Toronto.

In 1904, he was appointed a professor of Romance languages and literature at Adelphi College in Brooklyn, New York.

In 1909, he joined the University of Alberta as a professor of modern languages.

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