Neil Chalmers

Sir Neil Chalmers, formerly Director of the Natural History Museum in London, is Warden of Wadham College, Oxford.

Neil Chalmers was educated at King's College School, Magdalen College, Oxford, and St John's College, Cambridge.

Early in his career, Chalmers lectured in biology at the University of East Africa in Uganda.^[1] From 1970 until 1988 he worked for the Open University. He became Director of the Natural History Museum in 1988 and Warden of Wadham College, Oxford in 2004.^[2] He will retire in July 2012.^[3]

He was appointed Knight Bachelor by HM The Queen in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Warden's Welcome, Wadham College, Oxford, UK.
2. ^ Wardens of Wadham, Wadham College, Oxford, UK.
3. ^ "Wadham College". http://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/. 

Sources

• Oxford Blueprint, 3:10, 15 May 2003.
• University of Oxford Annual Review, 2003/04.
• Natural History Museum Press Release, 9 January 2004.

Cultural offices
Preceded by ?	Director of the Natural History Museum 1988–2004	Succeeded by Michael Dixon
Academic offices
Preceded by John S. Flemming	Warden of Wadham College, Oxford 2004–	Succeeded by incumbent

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Name	Chalmers, Neil
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Short description	Director of the Natural History Museum, Warden of Wadham College, Oxford
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