Kenneth Barker (musicologist)

Kenneth Barker CBE (26 June 1934 – 9 January 2021) was a British academic administrator.

Kenneth Barker
Vice-Chancellor of Thames Valley University
In office 1999–2003
Preceded by	Mike Fitzgerald
Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University
In office 1992–1999
Chancellor	Dame Anne Mueller Sir Clive Whitmore Dr John Granville White
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Philip Tasker
Personal details
Born	(1934-06-26)26 June 1934
Died	9 January 2021(2021-01-09) (aged 86)

Biography

He was educated at the Royal College of Music, King's College London (BMus) and the University of Sussex (MA).^[1] He served as Vice-Chancellor of De Montfort University from 1992 to 1999 and as Vice-Chancellor of Thames Valley University from 1999 to 2003.

He was appointed CBE in the 1994 Birthday Honours for services to higher education.^[2]

He died in January 2021.^[3]