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At 14:30 1/18/99 +0000, Steve Fuller wrote: > >Can someone provide me with the dates of birth and death of this >illustrious figure in the history of British science policy? >Steve Fuller >Professor of Sociology The Lord Haldane in question is Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane of Clone; the dates of interest are July 30, 1856 at Edinburgh, and August 19, 1928 at Cloan. He chaired a royal commission on University Education and later, the Machinery of Government committee, which last produced the report mentioned in the title. These modest data are not to be found in all editions of Britannica. I found the 14th edition dating from 1957 was most helpful. Brian brian whatcott <[log in to unmask]> Altus OK %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%