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Sir Frederick John Llewellyn KCMG (29 April 1915 – 15 November 1988) was an English chemist and academic administrator who spent some of his career in New Zealand.


Biography

Llewellyn was born in 1915. His father was Ernest Barrett Llewellyn. He received his education at
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Grammar School. He attended the
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, from where he graduated with a BSc (1st class honours). At the same university, he received a PhD and a DSc. He lectured at
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in London in chemistry from 1939 to 1945. From 1941 to 1946, he researched explosives for the
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. He was a research fellow for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) from 1946 to 1947. In 1947, he moved to the
University of Auckland The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially loc ...
to take the Chair in Chemistry and stayed there until 1955. From 1956 to 1961, he was at the
University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury (UC; ; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbur ...
to become their first
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and Rector. From 1962 to 1965, he was chairman of the
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. He returned to the UK to become the Vice-Chancellor at the
University of Exeter The University of Exeter is a research university in the West Country of England, with its main campus in Exeter, Devon. Its predecessor institutions, St Luke's College, Exeter School of Science, Exeter School of Art, and the Camborne School of ...
from 1966 to 1972. Following Exeter, he became Director General of the British Council. In 1962, Llewellyn was one of the three inaugural recipients of an honorary doctorate from the University of Canterbury, receiving a
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(LLD). In 1966,
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conferred the same honorary degree on him. In the
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, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the
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(KCMG).


Family and death

In 1939, he married Joyce Barrett; they were to have one son and one daughter. He died on 15 November 1988.


See also

* List of honorary doctors of the University of Canterbury *
List of honorary doctors of Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington has conferred the following honorary doctorates: References {{Victoria University of Wellington Victoria Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of We ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Llewellyn, John 1915 births 1988 deaths Academics of Birkbeck, University of London Academic staff of the University of Auckland Vice-chancellors of the University of Exeter Vice-chancellors of the University of Canterbury People of the British Council Alumni of the University of Birmingham