About John Stuart Archer
Lived 1943 – 2007 (aged 64). John Stuart Archer was an engineer.
John Stuart Archer (15 June 1943 – 9 December 2007) was vice-chancellor and principal of Heriot-Watt University from 1997 to 2006.
Life Archer was born in London on 15 June 1943 and went to Chiswick County Grammar School. He obtained a BSc in Industrial chemistry from City University London in 1965 and a PhD from Imperial College London. In 1969 he emigrated to Canada with his wife Lesley and got a job as a petroleum engineer. He returned to the UK in 1973, and worked in the European gas fields.
Honours and professional affiliations Archer was appointed a CBE in 2002 for services to higher education. He was a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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Vice-Chancellor/Principal/Heriot-Watt University (1943-2007)
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John Stuart Archer died on 9 December 2007.
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John Stuart Archer was an engineer.
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