Professor Sir Kenneth Clinton Wheare
University chancellor
- Born
- 26 March 1907, Warragul, Victoria
- Died
- 7 September 1979, Oxford, England
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- Eustace Leonard Wheare (insurance agent)
- Mother
- Kathleen Frances Kinahan
- Married Helen Mary Allan (daughter of Edwin Frank Allan, journalist)
Degrees
| 1929 | Bachelor of Arts with Honours | The University of Melbourne |
Career
- Oxon (BA 1932, MA 1935, DLitt 1957), several hon doctorates.
- Vic Rhodes Scholar for 1929.
- Gladstone Prof of Govt and Public Admin, Oxon 1944-64, Vice-Chancellor 1964-66.
- Chancellor, ULiv 1972.
- CMG 1953, knight bachelor 1966.
Sources
PeopleAustralia: https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wheare-sir-kenneth-clinton-12005