Mahmood Hasan (born 2 March 1897 ) was an academic who served as the 5th

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of the

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Early life and education

Hasan earned his bachelor's and master's in English from

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in 1918 and 1920 respectively. He later got another master's degree and a Ph.D. degree in English from the

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in 1926.

Career

In 1921, Hasan started his career as a lecturer in

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and in the same year, he was appointed as a lecturer at the

, as a reader in 1926 and a professor in 1936. Hasan served as the provost of Salimullah Muslim Hall in 1928. He became the chairman of the Dhaka Education Board in 1942. Eventually, he served as the vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka from 1 July 1942 until 21 October 1948.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasan, Mahmud 1897 births Bengali educators Presidency University, Kolkata alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Vice-chancellors of the University of Dhaka Vice-chancellors of the University of Karachi Year of death missing Place of death missing