Sir Charles Felix Harris

Sir Charles Felix Harris FRCP FRCS (30 March 1900 in New York – 10 March 1974) was a medical doctor who was Vice Chancellor of London University from 1958 to 1961.

Early years He was born in New York and spent his early life there and in Australia where is father was involved in shipping. He came to England in 1914 and attended Epsom College. He then attended St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical school (Barts) qualifying as a doctor in 1923. He became MD and MRCP in 1925 working at Barts.

Career In 1929 he became the first doctor in England to be in charge of a separate children’s department at Barts. He remained at Barts during the Second World War and in 1945 became Dean of the medical school. He was knighted in 1968, and his services to the University of London were recognized by the award of an honorary LL.D.