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BUCKINGHAM MOURNS THE LOSS OF PROFESSOR NORMAN BARRY

Tuesday 21 October 2008
updated on Thursday 30 October 2008 with funeral arrangements and Tuesday 11 November with Professor Martin Ricketts' eulogy given at the funeral

It is with great sadness that the University has learned of the death this morning of Professor Norman Barry. As one of the foremost exponents of classical liberal theory in the United Kingdom, Norman established the foundation around which the study of politics developed at the University. His work as a scholar of Friedrich von Hayek, as a social and political theorist and as a writer in business ethics contributed greatly to the academic reputation of the University after his arrival in 1982. He received the 'Liberty in Theory' Lifetime Award from the Libertarian Alliance (LA) in 2005. Our condolences go to his colleagues, friends and family.

A graduate of the University of Exeter, Professor Barry lectured in Politics at Queen's University of Belfast and at Birmingham Polytechnic (now the University of Central England) before being appointed as a Reader in Politics at the University of Buckingham in 1982. His books include Hayek's Social and Economic Philosophy (1979), An Introduction to Modern Political Theory (1981), The Morality of Business Enterprise (1991), Classical Liberalism in an Age of Post-Communism (1996) and Business Ethics (1998). He was awarded a Chair in Social and Political Theory at Buckingham in 1984. He was also a visiting scholar at the Centre for Social Philosophy and Policy, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, and at the Liberty Fund, Indianapolis. He was a member of the Advisory Council of the Institute of Economic Affairs, London; the Institute for the Study of Civil Society, London; and the David Hume Institute, Edinburgh.

Professor Barry's funeral will held at the Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul in Buckingham on Thursday 6 November at 10:00. There will be a private family committal later in the day. Professor Barry's family have expressed their desire to see as many as possible of his friends, colleagues, alumni and students at the funeral. Refreshments will be served in the Radcliffe Centre following the service.

Family flowers only, but donations in lieu of floral tributes, if desired, will be gratefully received by the MS Society, c/o Heritage & Sons Funeral Directors, 1A Bristle Hill, Buckingham, MK18 1EZ (tel: +44 (0)1280 813188.

The eulogy given at the funeral by Professor Martin Ricketts can be read here (it is a PDF file of 35 KB).