Laurence Martin
Sir Laurence Woodward Martin DL (born 30 July 1928) is a former vice-chancellor of Newcastle University.
Career[]
Educated at St Austell Grammar School, Christ's College, Cambridge and Yale University, Martin joined the Royal Air Force as a Flying Officer in 1948.[1] He became Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Wales in 1966.[2]
He was appointed Professor of War Studies at King's College, London in 1968, Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University in 1978 and Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in 1991.[1] In 1981 he gave the Reith Lectures on the theme The Two-Edged Sword.[2] He was appointed Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear in 1987.[2]
Works[]
- Considerations affecting an extension of the test ban, 1966
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Academic Archives Hub Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Debrett's People of Today
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