William Washington Williams (21 December 1901 – 6 August 1995)[1] was Censor of Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge from 1955[2] to 1959.[3]

Williams was born in Northampton and educated at Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge.[4] In 1926 Williams went out to Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon) as a surveyor. He returned to Fitzwilliam in 1938 and held the roles of Tutor, Bursar and Assistant Censor.[4] During World War II he served as an officer in the Royal Engineers.

References

  1. ↑ 'William Williams' The Times (London, England), Wednesday, August 23, 1995, Issue 65353, p.19
  2. ↑ "Master | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge". fitz.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ↑ 'University News' The Times (London, England), May 28, 1959, Issue 54472, p.17.
  4. 1 2 "Following in his footsteps ..." (PDF). Optima (7): 12–13. 8 June 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2019.


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