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)

John Walker (1731-1803), 1779-

Robert Jameson (1774-1854), 1804-

Edward Forbes (1815-1854), 1854-

George James Allman (1812-1898), 1855-

Sir Wyville C. T. Thomson (1830-1882), 1870-

James Cossar Ewart (1851-1933), 1882-

James Hartley Ashworth (1874-1936), 1927-1936

James Ritchie (1882-1958), 1936-1952

Sir Michael Meredith Swann (1920-1990), 1952-1965

Peter Martin Brabazon Walker (1922-2006), 1966-1980

Chair of Natural History

Aubrey Manning, 1973-1997

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