William Walsh (academic)
William Walsh (23 February 1916 โ 23 June 1996)[1] was successively Professor of Education, Professor of Commonwealth Literature and Acting Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leeds.
Early life and education
Walsh graduated in English from Downing College, Cambridge in 1943 where he was taught by F. R. Leavis. He then worked as a schoolmaster at Raynes Park Grammar School whilst studying for an MA in Education at the University of London which he achieved in 1951.
Academic career
In 1951 Walsh became a Lecturer in Education at the University College of North Staffordshire (now Keele University). Two years later he moved to a similar post at the University of Edinburgh.[2]
In 1957 Walsh was appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Education at the University of Leeds.[3]
Walsh served as
In 1972 Walsh was appointed Professor of Commonwealth Literature in the School of English, also at Leeds University.[5]
Following the death in September 1981 of the incumbent
Walsh gave the 1983 John Keats Memorial Lecture.[7]
Personal life
Walsh married May Watson in 1945. They had a son and daughter.
Death
Walsh died in Leeds on 23 June 1996, aged 80.
References
- The Independent 13 July 1996 Obituary: Professor William Walsh
- ^ "Obituary: Professor William Walsh". The Independent. 13 July 1996. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "William Henry Walsh (1913-1986) - Our History". ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Professor William Walsh (1916โ1996), MA, FRSA, Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds (1981โ1983) | Art UK". www.artuk.org. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ISBN 9781349111039.
- JSTOR 3818527.
- ^ "William D. Walsh, 1930-2013". Fordham Newsroom. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- PMID 6367610.