Sir Henry Rudolf Reichel (11 October 1856 – 22 June 1931), was a founder of the University of Wales.
[1] Born in Belfast, the son of a future Bishop of Meath, Reichel was educated at Christ's Hospital and Balliol College, Oxford.
[2] He was appointed the first principal of the University College of North Wales, in Bangor.
Knighted in 1907, he had a quiet and reserved character, but was celebrated by many in Wales, and many tributes were given upon his death in 1931.
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