| Authorised form of name | Williams; Sir; Alwyn (1921 - 2004) |
| Dates | 1921 - 2004 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Date of birth | 08/06/1921 |
| Place of death | Glasgow |
| Date of death | 04/04/2004 |
| Research field | Geology |
| Activity | Education:
Aberdare Boys' Grammar School; University College of Wales (Aberystwyth); Harkness Fellowship to US National Museum in Washington (1948-1950)
Career:
Lecturer in Geology, (1950-1954), Regius Principal and Vice-Chancellor (1976-1988), Honorary Research Fellow in Geology (1988-2004) Glasgow University; Professor of Geology (1954-1974), Pro Vice Chancellor (1967-1974), Queen's University, Belfast; President, Palaeontological Association (1968-1970); Lapworth Professor of Geology, Birmingham University (1974-1976); Chairman of Trustees, British Musuem (Natural History) (1974-1979); Chairman, Committee on National Museums and Galleries in Scotland (1979-1981); Vice-Chairman, Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals (1979-1981); President, Royal Society of Edinburgh (1985-1988); Chairman, Committee on Scottish Agricultural Colleges (1989); Chairman, Scottish Hospitals Endowment Research Trust (1989-1996); non executive director, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd (1984-1990); member of Royal Irish Academy; honorary degrees from Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, Oxford and Strathclyde; created Palaeobiology Unit, University of Glasgow (1988); Lapworth Medal of the the Palaeontological Association (2002)
Honours:
Kt 1983 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/03/1967 |
| Age at election | 45 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1973-1974 |
| Relationships | Married (1949) Joan Bevan |
| Source | Sources:
Obituary in The Independent (12 April 2004); Guardian (23 April 2004); The Times (24 June 2004)
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2005 vol 51 pp 437-453, plate, by Derek E G Briggs FRS and Dianne Edwards CBE FRS |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/76846975 |
| Code | NA4749 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1967/30 | Williams, Alwyn: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/004925 | Williams, Sir Alwyn | 1983 |
| IM/004924 | Williams, Sir Alwyn | nd |