Bruce Williams (vice-chancellor)
Sir Bruce Williams KBE FASSA | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1919 Warragul, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 9 August 2010 (aged 91) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Roma Hotten |
| Children | Helen Williams |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Manchester University of Sydney |
Sir Bruce Rodda Williams KBE FASSA, (10 January 1919 – 9 August 2010) was an Australian academic and vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney.[1]
Education[]
William was a student at Wesley College and the University of Melbourne.[1]
Career[]
In 1940 Williams joined the faculty of the University of Adelaide.[1] Then in 1946 he joined the faculty of Queen's University Belfast.[1] He joined Keele University In 1950, as professor of economics.[1]
From 1959 Williams was at the University of Manchester, as Robert Otley Professor of Economics, 1959–63, and then Stanley Jevons Professor of Political Economy, 1963–67.[1][2] He was appointed as vice-chancellor of the University of Sydney in 1967, and retired in 1981.[1]
In 1982, Williams delivered the annual series of Australian Broadcasting Corporation Boyer Lectures on "Living With Technology".
Personal[]
Williams was born on 10 January 1919 in Warragul, Victoria, Australia, the son of William James Williams and Helen Sarah Baud.[1] Williams was married to Roma Hotten in 1942 and they had five daughters. He died on 9 August 2010.[1]
Honours and awards[]
- 1968 Elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia[3]
- 1980 Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for "Services to education & to government" [4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Brown, Malcolm (25 August 2010). "Steely and skilled, vice-chancellor had a talent for bureaucracy". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Williams, (Sir) Bruce Rodda". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Sir Bruce Williams". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. 1968. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Prof Bruce Rodden Williams - KBE". Australian Honours. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- 1919 births
- 2010 deaths
- Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- University of Melbourne alumni
- University of Adelaide faculty
- Academics of Queen's University Belfast
- Academics of Keele University
- Professorships at the University of Manchester
- University of Sydney faculty
- People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)
- Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia