Raymond Priestley

Sir
Raymond Priestley
Vice-Chancellor, University of Birmingham
In office
3 October 1938 – 30 July 1952 (1938-10-03 – 1952-07-30)
Preceded bySir Charles Robertson
Succeeded byHumphrey Humphreys
Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne
In office
18 February 1935 – 30 June 1938 (1935-02-18 – 1938-06-30)
Preceded bySir James Barrett
Succeeded bySir John Medley
Personal details
Born
Raymond Edward Priestley

(1886-07-20)20 July 1886
Tewkesbury, England
Died24 June 1974(1974-06-24) (aged 87)
Cheltenham, England
Alma mater
OccupationGeologist, polar explorer
Civilian awards
Military service
Branch British Army
Service years1914–1926
RankMajor
Corps
ConflictWorld War I
AwardsMilitary Cross (1919)

Sir Raymond Edward Priestley MC (20 July 1886 – 24 June 1974) was an English geologist and early Antarctic explorer. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, where he helped found The Raymond Priestley Centre on the shores of Coniston Water in the Lake District National Park.