Berrick Saul
Samuel Berrick Saul CBE (30 October 1924 – May 2016) was Vice-Chancellor of the University of York from 1979 to 1993.[1][2]
Saul was born 30 October 1924 in West Bromwich and had National Service in the British Army before studying at the University of Birmingham, where he obtained a B.Com in 1949 and PhD in 1953.[3] His academic career began at the University of Liverpool and he was also a Rockefeller Foundation Scholar to the USA.[4] Moving to the University of Edinburgh, he rose to become Professor of Economic History and head of the department of Economics, then Vice-Principal and Acting Principal of the University.[3][5]
References
- ^ University of York Archived 5 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of the University
- ^ "Former university leader dies, aged 91". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ a b Who's Who in the World, 1980, vol 5
- ^ Rockefeller Foundation Annual Report 1959
- ^ Glasgow Herald 13 December 1978, page 1 "Now Edinburgh University faces cash problems"
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