Robert Aitken (university administrator)

Sir Robert Aitken
Sir Robert Aitken
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham
	In office; 1953–1968
Preceded by	H.F. Humphreys
Succeeded by	Robert Hunter
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago
	In office; 1948–1953
Personal details
Born	Robert Stevenson Aitken; 16 April 1901; Wyndham, New Zealand
Died	10 April 1997 (aged 95)
Alma mater	University of Otago; Balliol College, Oxford
Occupation	Physician; University administrator;

Sir Robert Stevenson Aitken (16 April 1901 – 10 April 1997) was a physician and university administrator from New Zealand, vice-chancellor of the University of Otago between 1948 and 1953 and of the University of Birmingham in England between 1953 and 1968.^[1]

Born in Wyndham on 16 April 1901, Aitken was educated at Mosgiel District High School and Gisborne High School. He went on to study medicine at the University of Otago, graduating MB ChB in 1922. He played representative field hockey for Otago in 1921 and 1922. In 1924, he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, and went to study at Balliol College, Oxford, where he completed a DPhil in 1926. In 1929, Aitken married Margaret Kane, and the couple had three children.^[2]

References

^ Wade, Owen (16 April 1997). "Obituary: Sir Robert Aitken". The Independent. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
^ Traue, J. E., ed. (1978). Who's Who in New Zealand (11th ed.). Wellington: Reed. p. 40. ISBN 0-589-01113-8.
^ "Coronation Medal" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 37. 3 July 1953. pp. 1021–1035. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "No. 42051". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 1960. p. 3973.

Academic offices
Preceded by Humphrey Francis Humphreys	Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham 1953–1968	Succeeded by Robert Hunter

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