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Rupert Myers
Australian metallurgist and academic administrator (1921–2019)
For Rupert Myers (journalist), a British writer and host, see Political Takeout
Sir Rupert Horace Myers, KBE, AO, FTSE, FAA (21 February 1921 – 21 February 2019) was an Australian metallurgist, academic and university administrator, who was the third vice-chancellor of the University of New South Wales from 1969 to 1981.[1] He was the second person to be awarded a PhD by an Australian University.[2] He died on 21 February 2019 on his 98th birthday.[3]