Mahmood Hasan (born 2 March 1897 ) was an academic who served as the 5th

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of the

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Early life and education

Hasan earned his bachelor's and master's in English from

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in 1918 and 1920 respectively. He later got another master's degree and a Ph.D. degree in English from the

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in 1926.

Career

In 1921, Hasan started his career as a lecturer in

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and in the same year, he was appointed as a lecturer at the

, as a

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in 1926 and a professor in 1936. Hasan served as the provost of

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in 1928. He became the chairman of the Dhaka Education Board in 1942. Eventually, he served as the vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka from 1 July 1942 until 21 October 1948.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasan, Mahmud 1897 births Bengali educators Presidency University, Kolkata alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Vice-Chancellors of the University of Dhaka Vice-Chancellors of the University of Karachi Year of death missing Place of death missing