Maurice Shock
Sir Maurice Shock (15 April 1926 – 7 July 2018) was a British university administrator and educationalist.
Shock was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and later read philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at Balliol College, Oxford, where he obtained a first-class degree.[1]
During his early career, Shock worked for
Honorary Fellow of the college in 1985.[2]
His academic publications include The Liberal Tradition: From Fox to Keynes (co-edited with Alan Bullock, 1967)[3] and related works.[4]
Shock served as
Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford until retiring in 1994. He was a member of the UK General Medical Council from 1989 to 1999.[5] The Maurice Shock Building for Medical Sciences at the University of Leicester is named after him.[6]
He died on 7 July 2018, aged 92.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ a b "RIP Sir Maurice Shock". UK: University College, Oxford. July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- University College Record. UK: University College, Oxford. October 2010. p. 14.
- Clarendon Press.
- ^ Shock, Maurice (1957). "Gladstone's Invasion of Egypt, 1882". History Today. 7 (6): 351–357.
- The Ditchley Foundation, 2002.
- ^ Maurice Shock Building (MSB) — University of Leicester, Flickr.
- ^ "Obituary: Oxford University leader Sir Maurice Shock". Oxford Mail. UK. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Sir Maurice Shock LLD (1926–2018)". UK: University of Leicester. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Former chief raised prestige of university and the city", Staff Reporter, Leicester Mercury, 12 July 2018
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