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== Beginnings == | == Beginnings == | ||
| − | [[John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895)]], Professor of [[Greek]] espoused the causes of educational reform and the Gaelic language, and almost single- | + | [[John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895)]], Professor of [[Greek]] espoused the causes of educational reform and the Gaelic language, and almost single-handedly raised the £12,000 needed to endow the Celtic Chair, which was founded in 1882. |
== List of Professors == | == List of Professors == | ||
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[[Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson (c1910-1991)]], 1949-1979 | [[Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson (c1910-1991)]], 1949-1979 | ||
| − | Wiliam Gillies, 1979-2009 | + | [[Wiliam Gillies (1942- )]], 1979-2009 |
Rob Dunbar, 2013- | Rob Dunbar, 2013- | ||
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| + | [[University Calendar]] | ||
[[Category:Academic Units]] [[Category:Incomplete]] | [[Category:Academic Units]] [[Category:Incomplete]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:27, 1 July 2016
Beginnings
John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895), Professor of Greek espoused the causes of educational reform and the Gaelic language, and almost single-handedly raised the £12,000 needed to endow the Celtic Chair, which was founded in 1882.
List of Professors
Donald Mackinnon (1839-1914), 1882-1914
William John Watson (1865-1948), 1914-1938
James Carmichael Watson (1910-1942), 1938-1942
Myles Dillon (1900-1972), 1947-1949
Kenneth Hurlstone Jackson (c1910-1991), 1949-1979
Wiliam Gillies (1942- ), 1979-2009
Rob Dunbar, 2013-