Teddy Chester

Teddy Chester (1908–1990) was the first professor of Social Administration at Manchester University.

He was Jewish, born in Austria and came to England in 1938 with his brother, who was a dentist.

He was involved with the foundation of the National Training Scheme for Hospital Administrators from 1961.

[1] Manchester Business School instituted an annual lecture in his memory in 2005.

[2] He was a member of the Advisory Council on Management Efficiency for the NHS and was involved in the formation of the Manchester Business School in 1965.