Deian Hopkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Deian Hopkin

Historian and academic administrator

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1944

Place of Birth: Llanelli, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: historian

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sir Deian Rhys Hopkin (born 1 March 1944) is an academic and former Vice Chancellor.
Since 2012, he has served Expert Adviser to the First Minister of Wales for the Centenary of the First World War.
Hopkin was from 2001 until 2009 Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of London South Bank University, England.
From 2011 to 2015, he was President of the National Library of Wales.
He is an historian, originally from Wales and a fluent Welsh speaker.