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James Fitzjames Duff

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Name
  
James Duff

Died
  
1970

Parents
  
James Duff Duff



Books
  
University Government in Canada: Report of a Commission Sponsered by the Canadian Association of University Teachers and the Association of Universitites and Colleges of Canada

Education
  
Winchester College, Trinity College, Cambridge

Sir James Fitzjames Duff (1 February 1898 – 24 April 1970) was an English educator.

The son of James Duff Duff, he was educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was professor of education at the University of Manchester from 1932 to 1937; alternating vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor of Durham University from 1937 to 1960.

He was a member of several commissions and enquiries, including:

  • Asquith Commission on Higher Education in the Colonies (1943–45)
  • Elliot Commission on Higher Education in West Africa (1943–45)
  • He was a member of the Board of Governors of the BBC from 1959 to 1965; mayor of Durham City from 1959 to 1960; and Lord Lieutenant of Durham from 1964 to 1970. He was knighted in 1949.

    References

    James Fitzjames Duff Wikipedia