William Picken Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill (13 December 1905 – 8 September 1993) was a British educator and educational administrator who served as general secretary of the Association of Education Committees from 1945 to 1977.
The Lord Alexander of Potterhill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1905 |
| Died | 8 September 1993 |
| Occupation | educator and educational administrator |
Alexander was born in Paisley, Scotland, and educated at the University of Glasgow. During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force and was promoted on 1 April 1941 to pilot officer.[1] He married Joan Mary Williamson in 1949.[2] Knighted in 1961,[3] he was created a life peer as Baron Alexander of Potterhill, of Paisley in the County of Renfrew, on 2 September 1974.[4]
Lord Alexander died in 1993.
Works
edit- Intelligence, concrete and abstract;: A study in differential traits (Cambridge University Press, 1935)
- Education in England; the national system, how it works ... (1954)
- Teachers' salaries: Special allowances for teachers; an analysis of the 1956 Burnham report (1958)
- The Burnham primary and secondary schools report, 1959: A commentary (1959)
- Towards a New Education Act (1969)
- Education Acts Amended (1969)
- The Burnham primary and secondary schools report, 1969: A commentary (1969)
- Salaries of teachers of mentally handicapped children (1971)
References
edit- ^ "No. 35151". The London Gazette. 2 May 1941. p. 2520.
- ^ The Author's and Writer's Who's Who (4th ed, 1960)
- ^ "No. 42274". The London Gazette. 10 February 1961. p. 1015.
- ^ "No. 46352". The London Gazette. 24 September 1974. p. 7918.
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