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| − | The Foundation of the Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography in 1901 marked the emergence of Scottish History as a distinct academic discipline. | + | The [[Foundation of Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography, 1901|foundation]] of the Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography in 1901 marked the emergence of Scottish History as a distinct academic discipline. |
The genealogist and lawyer [[Sir William Fraser (1816–1898)]] amassed a considerable fortune from researching and publishing the family papers of Scottish aristocratic families. In his will, he bequeathed Edinburgh University a sum of £25,000 to endow the world's first Chair in Scottish History. | The genealogist and lawyer [[Sir William Fraser (1816–1898)]] amassed a considerable fortune from researching and publishing the family papers of Scottish aristocratic families. In his will, he bequeathed Edinburgh University a sum of £25,000 to endow the world's first Chair in Scottish History. | ||
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*2012- : [[Ewen Cameron]] | *2012- : [[Ewen Cameron]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:56, 23 March 2016
The foundation of the Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography in 1901 marked the emergence of Scottish History as a distinct academic discipline.
The genealogist and lawyer Sir William Fraser (1816–1898) amassed a considerable fortune from researching and publishing the family papers of Scottish aristocratic families. In his will, he bequeathed Edinburgh University a sum of £25,000 to endow the world's first Chair in Scottish History.
Professors
- 1901-1918: Peter Hume Brown (1849-1918)
- 1918-1940: Robert Kerr Hannay (1867-1940)
- 1943-1963: William Croft Dickinson (1897-1963)
- 1963-1979: Gordon Donaldson (1913-1993)
- 1979-1992: Geoffrey Wallis Steuart Barrow (1924-2013)
- 1993-2005: Michael Lynch (1946- )
- 2005-2011: Sir Thomas Martin Devine (1945- )
- 2012- : Ewen Cameron