Natural History
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The Chair of Natural History was instituted in 1767, with the first Professor in post 3 years after.
Professors of Natural History
Regius Chair of Natural History
- 1770-1778: Robert Ramsay (1735–1778)
- 1779-1803: John Walker (1731-1803)
- 1804-1854: Robert Jameson (1774-1854)
- 1854: Edward Forbes (1815-1854)
- 1855-1870: George James Allman (1812-1898)
- 1870-1882: Sir Wyville C. T. Thomson (1830-1882)
- 1882-1927: James Cossar Ewart (1851-1933)
- 1927-1936: James Hartley Ashworth (1874-1936)
- 1936-1952: James Ritchie (1882-1958), 1936-1952
- 1952-1965: Sir Michael Meredith Swann (1920-1990)
- 1966-1980: Peter Martin Brabazon Walker (1922-2006)
Chair of Natural History
Aubrey Manning, 1973-1997