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Revision as of 17:46, 4 February 2015
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