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Type of entity
Person
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Keith Sydney Isles
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Description area
Dates of existence
1902-1977
History
Keith Sydney Isles (1902-1977), economist and university vice-chancellor, was born on 4 August 1902 at Bothwell, Tasmania, second son of Sydney Henry Isles, a labourer who became a farmer, and his wife Margaret Ellen, née Knight. Educated at Hobart High School and the University of Tasmania (B.Com., 1925). In August 1957 he succeeded Professor Torleiv Hytten as vice-chancellor of the University of Tasmania. A period of growth saw the introduction of faculties of medicine and agriculture, but was eventually dominated by the turmoil of the Sydney Sparkes Orr case. For more information see : https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/isles-keith-sydney-10595 and https://125timeline.utas.edu.au/timeline/1960/university-forefather/