Sir William Taylor
CBE (31 May 1930 – January 2023) was a British educator who served as the fifth vice-chancellor of the
University of Hull.
Early life and education
Taylor was born in
Crayford
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Kent and was educated at the
London School of Economics (BSc, 1952) and subsequently took a post-graduate teaching qualification (1953). He began his career as a
primary school teacher, but returned to academic study, earning a
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in 1960.
Career
Starting in 1960, Taylor held a number of lecturing positions at various colleges of education and then at the
University of Oxford (1964–66). Subsequently, he obtained a chair at the
University of Bristol (1966–73). From 1973 to 1985, he worked in London, first as Director of the
UCL Institute of Education and then, from 1983, as the Principal of the
University of London. In 1982, he was awarded a
CBE. Upon the retirement of Sir
Roy Marshall
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Early career
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in 1985, Taylor was appointed vice-chancellor of the
University of Hull, serving until his own retirement in 1991.
Taylor served as the president or chairman of a number of national and international educational organisations. He authored many books and other publications, and in 1990 he was knighted. He was the recipient of numerous honorary doctorates.
Taylor served as interim head of the
Winchester School of Art from April 2004.
Death
Taylor died in January 2023, at the age of 92.
References
Bibliography
*Hayes, D. (ed) (2005) ''The Routledge Falmer Guide to Key Debates in Education'', Routledge.
*Tan O.S., Wong H.O. and Seng S.H. (eds) (2015) ''Global Voices in Education: Ruth Wong Memorial Lectures'', Springer.
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1930 births
2023 deaths
Alumni of the London School of Economics
People associated with the University of Hull
People from Crayford