Biography of Leslie Vickers

Leslie Vickers graduated MA from the University of Glasgow in 1910. He was born in Young, New South Wales in 1886, son of George William Vickers, a landowner.

Vickers graduated BA from the University of Sydney in 1908, and the same year enrolled at the University of Glasgow. Over two years he took classes in Logic, Honours History and Political Economy, and was among the proxime accesserunt in the latter subject in session 1909-1910.

Vickers continued with his study in the USA, submitting a doctoral thesis at Columbia University on The Arbitration Court in Australia in 1911.

Sources

Other Online Resources

• Eighth List of Doctoral Dissertations in Political Economy in Progress in American Universities and Colleges The American Economic Review Vol. 1, No. 1 (Mar., 1911) (pp. 212-219)
• Genealogy website
• National Library of Australia

Archival Materials

• NY Times Archives
• R7/3/5 Glasgow University Class Prize Index 1909-1913
• SEN10/87 University Calendar 1909/10 (46/558)

Summary

Leslie Vickers
Born 1886.
Died 1968.
GU Degrees: MA, 1910; Social Sciences,
University Link: Alumnus, Graduate
Occupation categories: clergy
English snippet: Arts graduate of the University of Glasgow in 1910
Record last updated: 15th Jan 2014

Country Associations

Australia, New South Wales, Young
Place of Birth

Spain, Baleares, Palma de Mallorca
Place of Death

United States, Conneticut

University Connections

University Roles

• Alumnus
• Graduate [View Leslie Vickers's record in the list of graduates]