Kenneth Hotham Vickers

Kenneth Hotham Vickers (11 May 1881 – 5 September 1958) was an English historian and university administrator. He was born near York, educated at Oundle School, and went on to study history at Exeter College, Oxford, graduating in 1904.

After early teaching posts in Bristol, London, and at Armstrong College in Newcastle, he became Principal of University College Southampton in 1922 and served until 1946. During those years he worked to strengthen and expand the college, laying groundwork for the institution that later became the University of Southampton.

As a writer, he is best known for historical works including Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester: A Biography, England in the Later Middle Ages, A Short History of London, and A History of Northumberland: Volume XI. His writing combined academic training with a clear, accessible style, which helps explain why his books have continued to circulate long after his lifetime.