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Kenneth Barker (musicologist)
Kenneth Barker CBE (26 June 1934 – 9 January 2021) was a British academic administrator.
Kenneth Barker | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor of Thames Valley University | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Fitzgerald |
| Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University | |
| In office 1992–1999 | |
| Chancellor | Dame Anne Mueller Sir Clive Whitmore Dr John Granville White |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Philip Tasker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1934 |
| Died | 9 January 2021 (aged 86) |
Biography Edit
He was educated at the Royal College of Music, King's College London (BMus) and the University of Sussex (MA).[1] He served as Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University from 1992 to 1999 and as Vice-Chancellor of Thames Valley University from 1999 to 2003.
He was appointed CBE in the 1994 Birthday Honours for services to higher education.[2]
He died in January 2021.[3]
References Edit
- ^ ‘BARKER, Prof. Kenneth’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014
- ^ "No. 53696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1994. p. 8.
- ^ Professor Kenneth Barker CBE – a tribute to the first Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University