Lord Randolph Quirk

Background

Quirk, Lord Randolph was born on July 12, 1920 in Isle of man, United Kingdom. Son of Thomas and Amy Randolph (Simcocks) Quirk.

Education

Bachelor, University London, 1947. Master of Arts, University London, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1951.

Doctor of Letters (honorary), University London, 1961. Doctorate (honorary), Lund University. Doctorate (honorary), Uppsala University.

Doctorate (honorary), University Paris. Doctorate (honorary), University Liège. Doctorate (honorary), University Nijmegen.

Doctorate (honorary), University Leicester. Doctorate (honorary), University Poznan, Bar Ilan University, University Southern California, University Glasgow, Richmond C., University Copenhagen, University Bath, University Reading, University Salford, University Durham, University Newcastle, University Prague. Doctorate (honorary), Open University, University Essex, University Sheffield, Brunel University, University London.

Doctorate (honorary), University Bucharest.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow Yale University, 1951-1952. Professor English, Durham (England) University, 1954-1960, London University, 1960-1981, vice chancelor, 1981-1985. Lee Kuan Yew fellow National University Singapore, 1985-1986.

President British Academy, 1985-1989, College Speech Therapists, 1987-1991. Chairman British Government Inquiry into Speech Therapy Service, 1969-1972, chairman advisory committee British Library, 1984-1997, Hornby Educational Trust, 1979-1993. Trustee American School in London, 1986-1989, Wolfson Foundation, since 1987.

Vice chairman governors American University London.

Achievements

• Lord Randolph Quirk has been listed as a noteworthy academy president, educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow British Academy, Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy, Academy Europea, Finnish Academy of Sciences. Member American Academy Arts and Sciences, Linguistic Society of America, Philol Society United Kingdom, Athenaeum Club.

Connections

Married Gabriele Stein.

Father:

Thomas Quirk

Mother:

Amy Randolph (Simcocks) Quirk

Spouse:

Gabriele Stein.