Edward Acton (academic)
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Professor The Honourable Edward Acton |
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| Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia | |
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In office 2009–2014 |
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| Chancellor | Rose Tremain |
| Preceded by | Bill MacMillan |
| Succeeded by | David Richardson |
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| Born |
4 February 1949 Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia |
| Spouse(s) | Stella Lyon-Dalberg-Acton (m. 1972) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of York (BA) St Edmund's College, Cambridge (PhD) |
| Profession | Historian |
Professor Edward David Joseph Lyon-Dalberg-Acton FRHistS (born 4 February 1949) is a British academic and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia. His title from birth is The Honourable but is never referred as such professionally or on the University website.
Born in Zimbabwe, Edward Acton is the 4th son of John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton and great-grandson of the historian John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton. He was educated at St George's College, Harare, the University of York (BA) and at St Edmund's College, Cambridge (PhD). He worked at the Bank of England, and then held academic posts at Liverpool and Manchester, before becoming Professor of Modern European History at the University of East Anglia in 1991. He was appointed Dean of the School of History at UEA in 1999, and served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) from 2004 until 2009, when he was appointed Vice-Chancellor. He is a member of the Athenaeum Club.
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