Background
Quirk, Randolph was born on July 12, 1920 in Isle of Manitoba, United Kingdom. Son of Thomas and Amy Randolph (Simcocks) Quirk.
academy president educator consultant
Quirk, Randolph was born on July 12, 1920 in Isle of Manitoba, United Kingdom. Son of Thomas and Amy Randolph (Simcocks) Quirk.
Honorary doctorate Lund University, 1976, Uppsala University, 1977, U. Paris, 1979, U. Liège, 1980, U. Nijmegen, 1983, U. Leicester, 1983, U. Reading, 1983, U. Salford, 1984, U. Bath, 1985, U. Newcastle, 1985, U. Durham, 1986,U. Essex, 1986, Open University, 1986, Bar Ilan University, 1987, U. Glasgow, 1988, U. Sheffield, 1988, University of Southern California, 1988, Westminster University, 1990, PoznanU, 1991, London University, 1992, Richmond University, 1994, Aston University, 1994, Helsinki University, 1997, Prague University, 1997. Postdoctoral fellow Yale University, 1951-1952. Professor of English, Durham University, 1954-1960, London University, 1960-1981.
Vice chancellor London University, 1981-1985.
Lee Kuan Yew fellow National U. Singapore, 1985-1986. President British Academy, 1985-1989, College Speech Therapists, 1987-1991.
Chairman British Government Inquiry into Speech Therapy Service, 1969-1972, chairman advising committee British Library, 1984-1997, Hornby Ednl. Trust, 1979-1993; trustee Am.Sch. in London, 1986-1989, Wolfson Foundation, 1987.
Vice chairman Governors Am.U. London.
President British Academy.
Fellow British Academy, Royal Belgian Academy Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy, Academy Europea, Finnish Academy Sciences. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, Linguistic Society American, Philological Society United Kingdom, Athenaeum.
Married GabrieleStein.