Andrew Rutherford (23 July 1929 – 13 January 1998) was a Scottish scholar and university administrator. He was

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of the

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from 1994-1997.Obituary - ''The Independent'', 29 January 1998, accessed 2 May 2013
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Early life

He was born in

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, Sutherland,

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and educated at the local school. He then attended

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and then the

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where he read English, graduating in 1951 with

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. He did

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with the Seaforth Highlanders from 1951 to 1953.

Career

After

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studies at Merton College, Oxford, from 1953 to 1955, he was appointed assistant lecturer (1955) and then lecturer (1956) in English at the

. In 1964 he joined the

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as senior lecturer progressing to Professor of English from 1965 to 1968. He then became

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from 1968 to 1984, also holding various other administrative positions. He became

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from 1984 to 1992 and Professor (Emeritus) from 1988 to 1992. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1994 to 1997.

Personal life

In 1953 he married Nancy Milroy Browning; they had two sons and a daughter. He died in

. He was appointed

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in 1993

Bibliography

* ''Byron, A Critical Study'' (1961) Oliver & Boyd * ''Byron: the Critical Heritage'' (1970) Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC *The Literature of War: Studies in Heroic Virtue (1978) Macmillan Press * ''Byron: Augustan and Romantic'' (1990)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rutherford, Andrew 1929 births 1998 deaths People educated at George Watson's College Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Academics of the University of Edinburgh Vice-Chancellors of the University of London People associated with Goldsmiths, University of London Academics of the University of Aberdeen Commanders of the Order of the British Empire People from Helmsdale Alumni of Merton College, Oxford

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