Leicester University Maurice Shock Building

Sir Maurice Shock (15 April 1926 – 7 July 2018) was a British university administrator and educationalist. Shock was educated at

King Edward's School, Birmingham King Edward's School (KES) is an independent school (UK), independent day school for boys in the British Public school (UK), public school tradition, located in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Founded by Edward VI of England, King Edward VI in 1552, it ...

and later read philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) at

Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College () is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. One of Oxford's oldest colleges, it was founded around 1263 by John I de Balliol, a landowner from Barnard Castle in County Durham, who provided the f ...

, where he obtained a first-class degree. During his early career, Shock worked for

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. After graduating he had a period of research at St Antony's College, Oxford and temporary posts at

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

and at

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. He was one of the team of assistants to

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in the writing of his histories. He was the Politics

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(1956–77) and Estates Bursar (1958–73) of

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, and was later made an

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of the college in 1985. His academic publications include ''The Liberal Tradition: From Fox to Keynes'' (co-edited with

Alan Bullock Alan Louis Charles Bullock, Baron Bullock, (13 December 1914 – 2 February 2004) was a British historian. He is best known for his book '' Hitler: A Study in Tyranny'' (1952), the first comprehensive biography of Adolf Hitler, which influence ...

, 1967) and related works. Shock served as

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of the

University of Leicester , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_labe ...

from 1977 to 1987, and was chairman of the

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for two years. He then became

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Lincoln College, Oxford Lincoln College (formally, The College of the Blessed Mary and All Saints, Lincoln) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, situated on Turl Street in central Oxford. Lincoln was founded in 1427 by Richard Fleming, the ...

until retiring in 1994. He was a member of the UK

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from 1989 to 1999. The Maurice Shock Building for Medical Sciences at the University of Leicester is named after him. He died on 7 July 2018, aged 92."Former chief raised prestige of university and the city", Staff Reporter, ''

Leicester Mercury The ''Leicester Mercury'' is a British regional newspaper for the city of Leicester and the neighbouring counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The paper began in the 19th century as the ''Leicester Daily Mercury'' and later changed to its pre ...

'', 12 July 2018

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1926 births 2018 deaths People educated at King Edward VI Aston School British educational theorists English political scientists Fellows of University College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Leicester Rectors of Lincoln College, Oxford Knights Bachelor {{UK-bio-stub