Richard Luyt
Sir Richard Luyt Governor-General of Guyana | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Town | |
| In office 1967–1980 | |
| Chancellor | Harry Oppenheimer |
| Preceded by | Jacobus Duminy |
| Succeeded by | Stuart J Saunders |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1915 Cape Town, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 12 February 1994 (aged 78) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt
Having been born and educated in Cape Town, he returned there in 1967 as principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town, a post which he held until 1980. Because of his actions in British Guiana, his appointment was initially opposed by the student body but he soon won them over. During this period, at the height of the apartheid years in South Africa, academic freedom was under threat and Sir Richard was in the forefront of South African vice-chancellors who fought to protect these freedoms. He also vigorously objected against banning orders and detention without trial of students and staff who protested against apartheid.
Sir Richard was an excellent cricketer and rugby player. He obtained a Rugby Blue at the
During World War II Sir Richard fought against the Italians in Ethiopia and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
References
- ^ "Player Profile: Dick Luyt". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- LUYT, Sir Richard (Edmonds), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- "Sir Richard Luyt". The Times. London. 15 February 1994. p. 21.
External links
Richard Edmonds Luyt at ESPNcricinfo
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