- David Glyndwr Tudor Williams
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The Honourable Sir David Williams QC, DL Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge In office
1989-1996Chancellor HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Preceded by Michael McCrum Succeeded by Alec Broers Personal details Born 22 October 1930 Died 6 September 2009 (aged 78)Alma mater Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen
Emmanuel College, CambridgeSir David Glyndwr Tudor Williams, QC, DL (22 October 1930 – 6 September 2009[1]), was a Barrister and the first full-time Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1989–1996.
He was first educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen, and was a graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (in History and Law). He was a Harkness Fellow at Berkeley and Harvard between 1956 and 1958.[2] He moved to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from Keble College, Oxford in 1967 and was subsequently promoted to Reader in Public Law 1976-1980, before being appointed Rouse Ball Professor of English Law 1983-1992 and elected President of Wolfson College, Cambridge 1980-1992.
In 1989 he was appointed the first full time Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. In 2007 he was appointed as the chancellor of Swansea University.[3]
Sir David had been awarded honorary degrees by a dozen institutions, including an honorary LLD from the University of Cambridge and a Doctor of Civil Law from the University of Western Ontario.
Sir David died from cancer on 6 September 2009 at the age of 78.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/news/2009/09/death-of-professor-sir-david-williams/998
- ^ http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/assets/documents/academics/undergraduate/uga/nafa/SirDavidWilliams.pdf
- ^ Wolfson College News » Professor Sir David Williams inaugurated as Chancellor of Swansea University
- ^ Professor Sir David Williams: legal scholar The Times. Retrieved on 29 September 2009.
External links
- Professor David Williams - Daily Telegraph obituary
Academic offices Preceded by
John MorrisonPresident of Wolfson College, Cambridge
1980–1992Succeeded by
John TusaPreceded by
Michael McCrumVice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
1989–1996Succeeded by
Alec BroersCategories:- 1930 births
- 2009 deaths
- British Queen's Counsel
- Cancer deaths in England
- Deputy Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire
- Fellows of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
- Harkness Fellows
- Harvard University people
- Honorary Fellows of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
- Presidents of Wolfson College, Cambridge
- Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
- People associated with Swansea University
- Queen's Counsel 1901–2000
- People educated at Queen Elizabeth High School, Carmarthen
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