Willi Soukop (5 January 1907 – 8 February 1995) was a sculptor, member of the Royal Academy and early teacher of Elisabeth Frink. Soukop's work is prominently on display at Hull University in front of the Brynmor Jones Library. The older section has two exterior bas-relief sculptures by Willi Soukop, one is of an owl, the other shows a human figure representing the light of knowledge and is positioned directly over the main entrance. References Sources Buckman, D., 1998 Nairne, S. and Serota, N. (eds), 1981 Spalding, F., 1990 Strachan, W.J., 1984 Obituary, The Times, 9 February 1995 1907 births 1995 deaths English sculptors English male sculptors Austrian sculptors Austrian male sculptors Austrian emigrants to the United Kingdom Royal Academicians Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni 20th-century British sculptors