Chancellor Rose Tremain Name Edward (academic) Preceded by Bill MacMillan Role Academic | Children 2 Succeeded by David Richardson Profession Historian | |
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Born 4 February 1949 (age 75) Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia ( 1949-02-04 ) Spouse(s) Stella Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (m. 1972) Alma mater University of York (BA)St Edmund's College, Cambridge (PhD) Books Russia: The Tsarist and Soviet Legacy Education University of York, St Edmund's College, Cambridge |
Professor edward acton vice chancellor university of east anglia
Professor Edward David Joseph Lyon-Dalberg-Acton FRHistS (born 4 February 1949) is a British academic and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia. His title from birth is The Honourable but is never referred as such professionally or on the University website.
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Born in Zimbabwe, Edward Acton is the 4th son of John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton and great-grandson of the historian John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton. He was educated at St George's College, Harare, the University of York (BA) and at St Edmund's College, Cambridge (PhD). He worked at the Bank of England, and then held academic posts at Liverpool and Manchester, before becoming Professor of Modern European History at the University of East Anglia in 1991. He was appointed Dean of the School of History at UEA in 1999, and served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) from 2004 until 2009, when he was appointed Vice-Chancellor. He is a member of the Athenaeum Club.