Robert Aitken (university administrator)
Sir Robert Aitken | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham | |
| In office 1953–1968 | |
| Preceded by | H.F. Humphreys |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hunter |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago | |
| In office 1948–1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1901 |
| Died | 10 April 1997 (aged 95) |
| Alma mater | University of Otago Balliol College, Oxford |
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Sir Robert Aitken (16 April 1901 – 10 April 1997) was a physician and university administrator from New Zealand. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago in New Zealand between 1948 and 1953 and of the University of Birmingham between 1953 and 1968.[1]
In 1953, Aitken was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal.[2] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1960 Queen's Birthday Honours.[3]
References[]
- ^ Wade, Owen (16 April 1997). "Obituary: Sir Robert Aitken". The Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
- ^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette (37). 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "No. 42051". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1960. p. 3973.
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