Eric Sunderland, (18 March 1930 – 24 March 2010) was a Welsh anthropologist and academic. He served as Principal and then

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of the

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from 1984 to 1995, and Vice-Chancellor of the

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from 1989 to 1991. He had previously taught at the

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, where he had risen to be

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of Anthropology (1971 to 1984) and Pro Vice-Chancellor (1979 to 1984).'SUNDERLAND, Prof. Eric',

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, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 201
accessed 3 July 2017
/ref> In retirement, he held a number of royal appointments: he served as High Sheriff of Gwynedd for 1998/1999, and as Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd from 2000 to 2006.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sunderland, Eric 1930 births 2010 deaths Welsh anthropologists Academics of Durham University Academics of Bangor University Vice-Chancellors of the University of Wales Lord-Lieutenants of Gwynedd High Sheriffs of Gwynedd Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal Society of Biology 20th-century Welsh scientists 20th-century Welsh educators 21st-century Welsh scientists 21st-century Welsh educators