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- Sir Walter Adams (1906- May 21, 1975) was a historian and educationalist. He was educated at University College London and was a Lecturer in History there between 1926-1934. Notable milestones in Adams' life include: a Rockefeller Fellow in the USA, (1929-1930); the Organising Secretary, Second International Congress of the History of Science and Technology, (1931); the Secretary, Academic Assistance Council, (1933-1938); Secretary, London School of Economics, (1938-1946); the Deputy Head of British Political Warfare Mission, USA, (1942-1944); the Assistant Deputy Director-General of the Political Intelligence Department, Foreign Office, (1945); the Secretary of the Inter-University Council for Higher Education in the Colonies, (1946-1955); Principal, College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, (1955-1967); Director, London School of Economics, (1967-1974).
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