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Sir James Fitzjames Duff (1 February 1898 – 24 April 1970) was an English educator. The son of James Duff Duff, he was educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was professor of education at the University of Manchester from 1932 to 1937; alternating vice-chancellor and pro-vice-chancellor of Durham University from 1937 to 1960. He was a member of several commissions and enquiries, including: * Asquith Commission on Higher Education in the Colonies (1943–45) * Elliot Commission on Higher Education in West Africa (1943–45)