Background
Alexander was born on March 14, 1922, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a son of William Wilson Alexander.
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Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh EH3 9EQ, United Kingdom
George Heriot's School, where Alex received his education in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Nethergate, Dundee DD1 4HN, United Kingdom
After school, Alex studied at University College in Dundee, Scotland.
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George Heriot's School, where Alex received his education in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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After school, Alex studied at University College in Dundee, Scotland.
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Alexander John Wilson Kenneth
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Alexander was educated at George Heriot's School and the University of Dundee.
Career
Alexander was a lecturer of economics at a wide range of institutions including the University of Strathclyde, where he began teaching in 1961. Also, the chairperson of the economics department beginning in 1963, which later led him to become an economic consultant for Scotland’s secretary of state during the late 1960s.
In 1964 he was invited to deliver the inaugural Marlow Lecture to the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. There he chose the subject "Casual Labour and Labour Casualties". Alexander was invited by the Labour government to chair a review of the future of adult education in Scotland. This report was published in 1975 under the title Adult Education: The Challenge of Change. Its main recommendation was to create a wider community education approach by linking adult education more closely with youth and community work, in order to be able to engage more people in lifelong learning. This led to the creation of local authority community education services.
He was seconded as Chairman of the Highlands & Islands Development Board in 1976 and later served as the Principal of Stirling University (1981 to 1986), then the Chancellor of Aberdeen University (1986–96). Kenneth received an Honorary Doctorate award from Heriot-Watt University in September 1995.
Achievements
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Alexander garnered respect in the field of labor and industry as the director of such organizations as the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders Limited, where he became instrumental in transforming an industry that lacked progressive technology and economic practices. His books, Economic Analysis, and Forecasting for Business and Fairfields - A Study of Industrial Change, outline the basis for his work.
Membership
Alexander Kenneth became a Vice-president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1993. He held this position until 1996.
Connections
Alex married to Angela May Lane in 1949.
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Born
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Nationality
Scotland
Career
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1961 - 1963
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1963 - 1964
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1981 - 1986
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1986 - 1996