| The Honourable Sir David Williams QC, DL | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge | |
| In office 1989-1996 |
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| Chancellor | HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |
| Preceded by | Michael McCrum |
| Succeeded by | Alec Broers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1930 |
| Died | 6 September 2009 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
Sir David Glyndwr Tudor Williams, QC, DL (22 October 1930 – 6 September 2009[1]), was a Barrister and the first full-time Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1989–1996.
He was first educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen, and was a graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (in History and Law). He was a Harkness Fellow at Berkeley and Harvard between 1956 and 1958.[2] He moved to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, from Keble College, Oxford in 1967 and was subsequently promoted to Reader in Public Law 1976-1980, before being appointed Rouse Ball Professor of English Law 1983-1992 and elected President of Wolfson College, Cambridge 1980-1992.
In 1989 he was appointed the first full time Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. In 2007 he was appointed as the chancellor of Swansea University.[3]
Sir David had been awarded honorary degrees by a dozen institutions, including an honorary LLD from the University of Cambridge and a Doctor of Civil Law from the University of Western Ontario.
Sir David died from cancer on 6 September 2009 at the age of 78.[4]
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Morrison |
President of Wolfson College, Cambridge 1980–1992 |
Succeeded by John Tusa |
| Preceded by Michael McCrum |
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1989–1996 |
Succeeded by Alec Broers |