Charles Bosanquet (academic)

[7] For two years he worked as a journalist for the Financial News, then moved to the merchant bank Lazard Brothers in the City of London.

[13][14] In that role, on 13 November 1967, he welcomed Martin Luther King Jr. to the University, presenting him with a Doctor of Civil Law degree.

[15][16][17] He played a key role in the development of institution's Department of Archaeology, and both he and his wife were also deeply involved with student welfare.

[20][21] He was elected a vice-president of the Natural History Society of Northumbria immediately after becoming a member in December 1952, and held the position until resigning on health grounds towards the end of his life.

[31][32] Bosanquet died on 9 April 1986,[3] and a memorial service was held on 3 October of that year at the Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Newcastle.