Berrick Saul

Professor Samuel Berrick Saul CBE (generally known as Berrick Saul) was Vice-Chancellor of the University of York from 1979 to 1993.[1]

Saul was born 30 October 1924 in West Bromwich and had National Service in the British Army before studying at the University of Birmingham, where he obtained a B.Com in 1949 and PhD in 1953.[2] His academic career began at the University of Liverpool and he was also a Rockefeller Foundation Scholar to the USA.[3] Moving to the University of Edinburgh, he rose to become Professor of Economic History and head of the department of Economics, then Vice-Principal and Acting Principal of the University.[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ University of York Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of the University
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Who's Who in the World, 1980, vol 5
  3. ↑ Rockefeller Foundation Annual Report 1959
  4. ↑ Glasgow Herald 13 December 1978, page 1 "Now Edinburgh University faces cash problems"
Academic offices
Preceded by
Morris Carstairs		 Vice-Chancellor, University of York
1979–1993 		Succeeded by
Ronald Urwick Cooke