David Glyndwr Tudor Williams
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Sir David Glyndwr Tudor Williams, QC
, DL
(22 October 19306 September 2009), 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. 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
.
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.
Queen's Counsel
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, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
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(22 October 19306 September 2009), was a Barrister
Barrister
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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
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
(in History and Law). He was a Harkness Fellow at Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
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and Harvard between 1956 and 1958. He moved to Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
, from Keble College, Oxford
University of Oxford
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in 1967 and was subsequently promoted to Reader
Reader (academic rank)
The title of Reader in the United Kingdom and some universities in the Commonwealth nations like Australia and New Zealand denotes an appointment for a senior academic with a distinguished international reputation in research or scholarship...
in Public Law 1976-1980, before being appointed Rouse Ball Professor of English Law
Rouse Ball Professor of English Law
The Rouse Ball Professorship of English Law is one of the senior professorships in English Law at the University of Cambridge, and was founded in 1927 by a bequest from the mathematician Rouse Ball.-Rouse Ball Professors:* Percy Henry Winfield...
1983-1992 and elected President
President
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of Wolfson College, Cambridge
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Wolfson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Wolfson is one of a small number of Cambridge colleges which admit only students over the age of 21. The majority of students at the college are postgraduates, with around 15% studying undergraduate...
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
Swansea University
Swansea University is a university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Swansea University was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, as the fourth college of the University of Wales. In 1996, it changed its name to the University of Wales Swansea following structural changes...
.
Sir David had been awarded honorary degrees by a dozen institutions, including an honorary LLD from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
and a Doctor of Civil Law
Doctor of Civil Law
Doctor of Civil Law is a degree offered by some universities, such as the University of Oxford, instead of the more common Doctor of Laws degrees....
from the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
.
Sir David died from cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
on 6 September 2009 at the age of 78.
External links
- Professor David Williams - Daily Telegraph obituary