Sir Charles Felix Harris

Sir Charles Felix Harris (30 March 1900 in New York – 10 March 1974) Kt MRCS LRCP MBBS MD FRCP FRCS was a medical doctor who was Vice Chancellor of London University from 1958 to 61.^[1]

Early years

He was born in New York and spent his early life there and in Australia where is father was involved in shipping. He came to England in 1914 and attended Epsom College. He then attended St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical school (Barts) qualifying as a doctor in 1923. He became MD and MRCP in 1925 working at Barts.^[1] In 1900, Barts Medical School became a constituent college of the University of London.^[2]

Career

In 1929 he became the first doctor in England to be in charge of a separate children’s department at Barts. He remained at Barts during the Second World War and in 1945 became Dean of the medical school.^[1] He had close connections with the University of London and in 1950 became a member of its Senate, the governing body covering the various colleges, medical schools and other institutions. in 1950, and of its Court in 1951. He was Vice-Chancellor from 1958-1961. He helped in the establishment of the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences at the Royal College of Surgeons.^[1]

Personal details

In 1929 he married Edith Nadejda Goldsmith, known as Nadia.^[3] He was knighted in 1968.^[1]

See also

• List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of London

References

1. Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Physicians, Accessed 23 July 2014
2. University of California Los Angeles website, accessed 23 July 2013
3. BMJ Obituary 30 March 1974, accessed 23 July 2014