David Glyndwr Tudor Williams
| Sir David Williams QC, DL | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge | |
|
In office 1989-1996 | |
| Chancellor | 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, Cambridge |
Sir 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 Morrison |
President of Wolfson College, Cambridge 1980–1992 |
Succeeded by John Tusa |
| Preceded by Michael McCrum |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1989–1996 |
Succeeded by Alec Broers |