Derek Burke

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Derek Clissold Burke {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|DL}} (13 February 1930 – 15 March 2019) was a British academic who served as vice-chancellor of the University of East Anglia{{cite news|url=http://www.networknorwich.co.uk/Articles/279929/Network_Norwich_and_Norfolk/Regional_News/Norfolk_Christian_group_unites_science_and_faith.aspx|title=Norfolk Christian group unites science and faith|date=12 September 2011|work=Network Norwich|access-date=25 September 2011}} from 1987 to 1995.

He was educated at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School and the University of Birmingham (BSc, PhD). He began his career as a research fellow in chemistry at Yale, before becoming a lecturer in biological chemistry at the University of Aberdeen. He then served as Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Warwick from 1969 to 1982, and Eleanor Roosevelt fellow at the University of Colorado from 1975 to 1976. He was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia in 1987 and held the post until 1995. He was appointed a CBE in 1994 and is a deputy lieutenant of Norfolk. He lived in Cringleford.[http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/let_s_save_norwich_s_historic_city_walls_1_479982 Let's save Norwich's historic city walls - News - Eastern Daily Press] Retrieved 2016-11-05. He was an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge.{{Cite web|url=http://www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk/people/professor-derek-burke-cbe-dl|title=St Edmund's College - University of Cambridge|website=www.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-09-10}}

Burke died on 15 March 2019.{{cite web|title=Tribute to Professor Derek Burke, former chair of JIC Governing Council|url=https://www.jic.ac.uk/news/tribute-to-professor-derek-burke-former-chair-of-john-innes-centre-governing-council/|website=John Innes Centre|date=26 March 2019}}