| History | Born: Woodford Green, Essex on 9 July 1908. Died: Guildford, Surrey on 2 March 2003.
BRIEF CAREER OVERVIEW
1935: Joined Vickers (Aviation), Brooklands, Surrey [Sir George Edwards person file, P1/253/1 and P1/253/5]
1963-1975: Chairman of the British Aircraft Corporation ['Architecture and Public Art 2015' p6, C2/496A]
1966-1979: Pro-Chancellor of the University of Surrey
1979: became Pro-Chancellor Emeritus [Sir George Edwards "person file", P1/253/1 and P1/253/5]
AWARDS
1952: awarded the CBE [Sir George Edwards person file, P1/253/1 and P1/253/5]
1971: appointed to the Order of Merit [Sir George Edwards person file, P1/253/1 and P1/253/5]
1957: awarded a knighthood [Sir George Edwards person file, P1/253/1 and P1/253/5]
1968: Fellow of the Royal Society [Sir George Edwards person file, P1/253/1 and P1/253/5]
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY COMMEMORATIONS
Portrait by Sheila Mitchell FRBS, located in the Library ['Architecture and Public Art 2015' p10, C2/496A]
The George Edwards Library (named in 1981) located on the University of Surrey Stag Hill Campus, Guildford, is named after him ['Architecture and Public Art 2015' p9, C2/496A]
1981: Honorary Doctorate from the University of Surrey [Sir George Edwards "person file", P1/253/1 and P1/253/5] |