Person Williams; Sir; Alwyn (1921 - 2004) Williams Alwyn Sir 1921 - 2004 British Male Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales 08/06/1921 19210608 Glasgow 04/04/2004 20040404

Geology 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 Married (1949) Joan Bevan Royal Society roles: Council: 1973-1974 Fellow 16/03/1967 45 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 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 8 Jun 1921 - 4 Apr 2004 NA4749 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/76846975 5b198b89-22b5-4962-812f-1421da269a7a