Robert Walter Steel
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Robert Walter Steel CBE
(31 July 1915 – 29 December 1997) was a British geographer, who was Professor of Geography at Liverpool University from 1957 to 1974 and Principal of the University College of Swansea from 1974 to 1982.
Grammar School and the Cambridge and County High School for Boys. He then attended Jesus College, Oxford
, matriculating in 1934 and obtaining a first-class degree in 1937. He was a lecturer in Geography at the University of Oxford
from 1939 to 1956, seriving in the Naval Intelligence Division of the Admiralty from 1940 to 1945. He was associated with two Oxford colleges
: firstly St Peter's Hall
as a lecturer from 1951 to 1956, and then Jesus College, as a Fellow from 1954 to 1956. He was then appointed John Rankin Professor of Geography at Liverpool University in 1957 and held this post until 1974. He thereafter became Principal of the University College of Swansea (1974–1982) and served as Vice-Chancellor from 1979 to 1981. He was appointed an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College in 1982 and appointed CBE
in 1983.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(31 July 1915 – 29 December 1997) was a British geographer, who was Professor of Geography at Liverpool University from 1957 to 1974 and Principal of the University College of Swansea from 1974 to 1982.
Life
Steel was educated at Great YarmouthGreat Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...
Grammar School and the Cambridge and County High School for Boys. He then attended Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
, matriculating in 1934 and obtaining a first-class degree in 1937. He was a lecturer in Geography at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
from 1939 to 1956, seriving in the Naval Intelligence Division of the Admiralty from 1940 to 1945. He was associated with two Oxford colleges
Colleges of the University of Oxford
The University of Oxford comprises 38 Colleges and 6 Permanent Private Halls of religious foundation. Colleges and PPHs are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university, and all teaching staff and students studying for a degree of the university must belong to one of the colleges...
: firstly St Peter's Hall
St Peter's College, Oxford
St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were...
as a lecturer from 1951 to 1956, and then Jesus College, as a Fellow from 1954 to 1956. He was then appointed John Rankin Professor of Geography at Liverpool University in 1957 and held this post until 1974. He thereafter became Principal of the University College of Swansea (1974–1982) and served as Vice-Chancellor from 1979 to 1981. He was appointed an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College in 1982 and appointed CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1983.