Stuart Saunders (academic)

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Stuart Saunders
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town
In office 1981–1996
Chancellor	Harry Oppenheimer
Preceded by	Richard Luyt
Succeeded by	Mamphela Ramphele
Personal details
Born	(1931-08-28)28 August 1931
Died	12 February 2021(2021-02-12) (aged 89)
Nationality	South African
Occupation	medical doctor academic

Stuart John Saunders (28 August 1931 – 12 February 2021) was a South African academic and vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town from 1981 to 1996. He was known for his role "in ensuring that the spirit and values of a liberal education survived in South Africa before 1994, and since 1994."^[1]