Sir William Reginald Halliday (26 September 1886 – 25 November 1966) was a

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and

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who served as Principal of King's College London from 1928 to 1952. Born in

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in 1886, Halliday was educated at

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and New College, Oxford graduating with a

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in Literae Humaniores. He also spent time studying at the

Berlin University Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative o ...

and at the British School at Athens. He lectured in Greek

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and

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and the

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(1911–1914) before becoming Rathbone Professor of

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at the

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(1914–1928). He was then made Principal of King's College London in 1928, and remained in the post until 1952. He was knighted in 1946. His son Martin Halliday (1926–2008) became a neurophysiologist at the

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. He is buried in the churchyard of St Mary at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Halliday, William Reginald 1886 births 1966 deaths People educated at Winchester College Alumni of New College, Oxford Academics of the University of Glasgow Academics of the University of Liverpool Knights Bachelor Principals of King's College London