Sir Bruce Rodda Williams , (10 January 1919 – 9 August 2010) was an Australian academic and vice-chancellor of the

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Education

William was a student at Wesley College and the

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Career

In 1940 Williams joined the faculty of the

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. Then in 1946 he joined the faculty of

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. He joined

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In 1950, as professor of economics. From 1959 Williams was at the

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, as Robert Otley Professor of Economics, 1959–63, and then Stanley Jevons Professor of Political Economy, 1963–67. He was appointed as vice-chancellor of the

in 1967, and retired in 1981. In 1982, Williams delivered the annual series of

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on "Living With Technology".

Personal

Williams was born on 10 January 1919 in

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, Victoria, Australia, the son of William James Williams and Helen Sarah Baud. Williams was married to Roma Hotten in 1942 and they had five daughters. He died on 9 August 2010.

Honours and awards

*1968 Elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia *1980 Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for "Services to education & to government"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Bruce Rodda 1919 births 2010 deaths Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire University of Melbourne alumni University of Adelaide faculty Academics of Queen's University Belfast Academics of Keele University Professorships at the University of Manchester University of Sydney faculty People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia