Stephen Hill (academic)

Stephen Roderick Hill (15 March 1946 – 18 April 2023) was a British academic. He was Professor of Management at the University of London from 2001–11. He was also Principal of Royal Holloway College, University of London (RHC) from 2001-2009.

Early life and education

Stephen Roderick Hill was born on 15 March 1946.[1] He was educated at University College School. He then obtained a BA in Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford. He was later awarded an MSc in Sociology at the London School of Economics (LSE) followed in 1973 by a PhD.[1]

Career

Hill held various position in Sociology and Industrial Relations at Bedford College, University of London (1968–70) and the LSE from 1971 where he was Professor of Sociology from 1991–2001 and Professor of Management (2001–02).[1] Hill was chief editor of the British Journal of Sociology for seven years, until 2003.[2]

Personal life and death

In 1970, he married Jane Severn and they had one son and one daughter. The marriage was dissolved in 1993. In 1996, he married Siobhan Rosser.[1] Hill died on 18 April 2023, at the age of 77.[3]

References
  1. HILL, Prof. Stephen Roderic, Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2011 ; online edn, November 2011, accessed 7 May 2012
  2. "Editorial Announcement". British Journal of Sociology. 54 (1): 1. March 2003. doi:10.1080/0007131032000045860.
  3. "Professor Stephen Hill 1946–2023". Royal Holloway. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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