Samuel Berrick Saul (30 October 1924 – 24 May 2016) was

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of the

University of York The University of York (abbreviated as or ''York'' for Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a public Collegiate university, collegiate research university in York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thir ...

from 1979 to 1993.University of York
Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of the University Saul was born 30 October 1924 in

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and educated at West Bromwich Grammar School. After

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in the

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he studied at the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

, where he obtained a B.Com in 1949 and

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in 1953.Who's Who in the World, 1980, vol 5 His academic career began at the

University of Liverpool The University of Liverpool (abbreviated UOL) is a Public university, public research university in Liverpool, England. Founded in 1881 as University College Liverpool, Victoria University (United Kingdom), Victoria University, it received Ro ...

and he was also a

Rockefeller Foundation The Rockefeller Foundation is an American private foundation and philanthropic medical research and arts funding organization based at 420 Fifth Avenue, New York City. The foundation was created by Standard Oil magnate John D. Rockefeller (" ...

Scholar to the USA.Rockefeller Foundation Annual Report 1959 Moving to the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...

, he rose to become Professor of

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and head of the department of Economics, then Vice-Principal and Acting Principal of the University.''Glasgow Herald'' 13 December 1978, page 1 "Now Edinburgh University faces cash problems"

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1924 births 2016 deaths Academics of the University of Edinburgh Academics of the University of Liverpool Alumni of the University of Birmingham British economists Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Economic historians Vice-chancellors of the University of York People educated at West Bromwich Grammar School British expatriates in the United States {{UK-economist-stub