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Randolph Quirk, British former academy president, educator, consultant. 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.

Background

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

Education

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.

Career

President British Academy.

Achievements

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

Membership

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.

Connections

Married GabrieleStein.

Father:
Thomas Quirk

Mother:
Amy Randolph (Simcocks) Quirk

Spouse:
GabrieleStein.