University of Leeds

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University of Leeds

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Founding Date:
1904

Motto:
Et augebitur scientia

Enrollment:
33,000

Official Website:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Bill Bruford Drummer 17-May-1949 Drummer for King Crimson

Leslie Cheung Singer 12-Sep-1956 1-Apr-2003 Cantopop singer, jumped to death

Paul W. Douglas Business 12-Sep-1926 18-Sep-2011 CEO of Freeport Minerals, 1975-81

Storm Jameson Novelist 8-Jan-1891 1986 The Pot Boils

Mark Knopfler Musician 12-Aug-1949 Dire Straits

Otto Loewi Scientist 3-Jun-1873 25-Dec-1961 Acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter

Colin Platt Historian 11-Nov-1934 The English Medieval Town

George Porter Chemist 6-Dec-1920 31-Aug-2002 Rapid chemical and biological processes

Corinne Bailey Rae Singer 26-Feb-1979 Put Your Record On

Harold Shipman Criminal 14-Jan-1946 13-Jan-2004 Serial killer had 215 victims

Wole Soyinka Playwright 13-Jul-1934 Politically-charged Nigerian author

Jack Straw Politician 3-Aug-1946 Leader, House of Commons, 2006-07

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William Bragg Physicist 2-Jul-1862 12-Mar-1942 Analyzed crystal structures

David Cesarani Historian 13-Nov-1956 25-Oct-2015 Eichmann: His Life and Crimes

Thomas George Cowling Mathematician 17-Jun-1906 16-Jun-1990 Cowling model

Lawrence Gowing Art Historian 21-Apr-1918 5-Feb-1991 Biographer of Vermeer

J. A. S. Grenville Historian 11-Jan-1928 7-Mar-2011 Lord Salisbury and Foreign Policy

Geoff Hoon Politician 6-Dec-1953 UK Minister of Defence, 1999-2005

Owen Lattimore Author 29-Jul-1900 31-May-1989 Scholar of Mongolia

Ralph Miliband Scholar 7-Jan-1924 21-May-1994 Parliamentary Socialism

Colin Platt Historian 11-Nov-1934 The English Medieval Town

E. P. Thompson Historian 3-Feb-1924 28-Aug-1993 The Making of the English Working Class

J. R. R. Tolkien Author 3-Jan-1892 2-Sep-1973 Lord of the Rings

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Melvyn Bragg TV Personality 6-Oct-1939 The South Bank Show

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