Sydney Caine


Sir Sydney Caine, KCMG was an educator and economist.

Early life

On 27 June 1902, Caine was born. Caine's father was Harry Caine, a railway clerk. Caine's mother was Jane. Caine attended Harrow County School in London, England.

Education

In 1922, Caine graduated with a first class degree, specialising in Economic History from London School of Economics.

Career

Caine started his career as an assistant inspector of taxes. In 1926, Caine joined the Colonial Office, where he served as secretary to the West Indian Sugar Commission and to the UK Sugar Industry Commission.
In 1937, Caine was appointed as the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, until 1940.
Caine was appointed the director of the LSE between 1957 and 1967. He was an alumnus of the LSE, and, before his appointment as director of the school, he was a well-known economist who had acted as a consultant for the World Bank for a period of time and had worked as a diplomat, being appointed minister at the British Embassy in Washington, US. Between 1952 and 1957 he was the vice-chancellor of the University of Malaya in Singapore.
Between 1963 and 1970 he was the chairman of the governing board of the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning.

Personal life

In 1925, Caine married Muriel Ann Harris.
Caine's son Michael Harris Caine was born in Hong Kong.
In 1965, Caine married Doris Winifred. Caine married Elizabeth Bowyer.
On 2 January 1991, Caine died. He was 88 years old.

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