lectured in politics. In June 1950, he married the author and critic Gabriele Ullstein, and they had two daughters – Lucy (born 1952) and Juliet (born 1955). He was elected Provost of King's in 1956. In 1966, he took up the post of Provost of University College London, then from 1978 until 1981, was Vice-Chancellor of the University of London – the first person to take on the role full-time. He was created a life peer on 16 July 1965 as Baron Annan, of the Royal Burgh of Annan in the County of Dumfries. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1974. Essex University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1967. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Committees He acted as a trustee of the British Museum 1963–1980, and of the National Gallery 1978–85. He also chaired the Royal Commission on Broadcasting, which concluded in 1977 (see Annan Committee). He was the first chairman of the Trustee's education committee at Churchill College, Cambridge. Bibliography Annan was a signatory to a famous letter published in The Times in 1958 which precipitated the establishment of the Homosexual Law Reform Society, which campaigned for homosexual law reform. (See Patrick Higgins, Heterosexual Dictatorship: Male Homosexuality in Post-War Britain, London: Fourth Estate Ltd; 1996, p. 125.) See also List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of London References Further reading Lord Noel Gilroy Annan, memorial booklet published by King's College, Cambridge, 2001. Portraits of Annan, National Portrait Gallery The Papers of Noel Gilroy Annan, Janus, Cambridge "Oxford and Cambridge dons", National Post, 2 May 2005 Baron Annan, Senate House Library archives, University of London "A reputation of merit – Michael Young: Social Entrepreneur" by John Gray, New Statesman, 15 October 2001 Appearance on Desert Island Discs - 4 November 1990 1916 births 2000 deaths Writers from London People educated at Stowe School Crossbench life peers Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Fellows of King's College, Cambridge Provosts of King's College, Cambridge Academics of University College London Academics of the University of London People associated with the National Gallery, London Trustees of the British Museum Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows of the Royal Historical Society Vice-Chancellors of the University of London Officers of the Order of the British Empire James Tait Black Memorial Prize recipients Provosts of University College London