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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 ==

...at Edinburgh since 1767 as part of the Natural History course. The Chair of Zoology was founded in 1919. == Professors of Zoology ==

...fessor of Economic History. It was not until 1956 that a chair of Economic History was established at Edinburgh University, the first holder being [[Alexander ...1963. In 1965 it expanded to become the Department of Economic and Social History.

...ee in Commerce to meet the challenges facing the country at the conclusion of the [[First World War]]. In 1919, the Lectureship was raised to a Chair, wi ...taught at Edinburgh University's [[Business School]] part of the [[College of Humanities and Social Science]].

...nburgh College of Art]], where the holder would also be Head of the School of Architecture. The first appointee was [[Raymond Gordon Brown (1912-1962)]]. ...Adam Chair of Architecture (1967) (both currently vacant). A further Chair of Architectural Computing was established in 1994.

...rt of the [[School of History, Classics and Archaeology]] in the [[College of Humanities and Social Science]]. == Professors of Classics ==

...Scottish History and Palaeography in 1901 marked the emergence of Scottish History as a distinct academic discipline. ...h University a sum of £25,000 to endow the world's first Chair in Scottish History.

...(1850-1930)]]. The Society was again prominent in the creation of a Chair of Geography in 1931, the first appointee being Goudie's successor [[Alan Gran == Professors of Geography ==

...d by Ken Creer in 1973. Prof Kathy Whaler, the current holder of the Chair of Geophysics, joined the Department in 1994. The Department of Geophysics was initially housed in a Victorian villa in South Oswald Road.

...dation of Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, 1760|Creation of the Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres]] in 1760. At over 250 years old, Edinburgh Uni == Professors of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres ==

...but teaching dates back to the start of the University under the [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583#The Regenting System|Regents]]. == Professors of Logic and Metaphysics ==

== The Abercromby Chair of Archaeology == ...the Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland''. The first incumbent of the Abercromby Chair was the Australian scholar [[Vere Gordon Childe (1892-

...These two Chairs were instituted in 1876 and were the first Professorships of Education founded in any English-speaking country. == Professors ==

Although English Language had long been taught as a component of [[English Literature|Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres]] a distinct lectureship i ...inguistics|General Linguistics]] in 1964, the post became the Forbes Chair of English Language.

...ee in Commerce to meet the challenges facing the country at the conclusion of the [[First World War]]. In 1925, the Lectureship was raised to a Chair, wi ...aught at Edinburgh University's [[Business School]], part of the [[College of Humanities and Social Science]].

...)|Archibald Geikie]] was appointed as the first holder of the Regius Chair of Geology. ...discreet Chair of Geology. To this end he offered to provide an endowment of £6,000 on condition that he was permitted to nominate the first holder (pa

The '''Montague Burton Chair of International Relations''' was founded in 1948. ...tainment of universal peace and the brotherhood of man based on the ideals of the United Nations Organisation'.

...] in 1726, and help lay the foundations of what would become the [[Faculty of Science]] in 1893. ...il]] of Edinburgh appointed [[James Crawford (1682-1731)]] to be Professor of Physic and [[Chemistry]], noting that this would obviate the need for Scots

...many scholars intent on training in law had chosen to go to known centres of learning such as Utrecht, Leyden, Groningen or Halle. ...e College of Justice to establish a Professorship of Laws in 1590. Neither of these two attempts succeeded.

...cessful. Although his classes were popular, Political Economy was not part of any degree course, and, after the trial period, the Merchant Company argued ...n 2003, it has been taught in the [[School of Economics]] of the [[College of Humanities and Social Science]].

...y Botany was seen as a medical subject and was thus based in the [[Faculty of Medicine]]. ...iel Rutherford (1748-1819)]], on whose watch [[Robert Brown (1773-1858)]], of 'Brownian motion' was to graduate.

The Faculty of [[Music]] of Edinburgh University was founded in 1893. ...)]]. Initially, however, the subject came under the aegis of the [[Faculty of Arts]].

[[File:0002390c.jpg | border | 300 px | right | thumb | First issue of the ''Student'', 8 November 1887 (Da.69.2)]]The ''[[The Student|Student]]'' ...k, reports of sporting events, articles, reviews, and a fortnightly series of songs with music.

...foundation for Edinburgh University's international reputation as a centre of medical teaching and research. ...of the Theory and Practice of Medicine and Plummer and Innes as Professors of Medicine and Chemistry. They were granted full power not only to teach medi

...esigned to root out Episcopalian and Jacobite sympathizers among the staff of Scottish universities, colleges and schools. It stipulated that: ...ilities for their respective imployments, and submitting to the government of the church now settled by law</blockquote>

...MG 0694.JPG|thumb|250px|right|border|Sir James Drever, the first Professor of Psychology]] == Establishment of the Department ==

...r of the [[United Free Church College]] and Edinburgh University's Faculty of [[Divinity]], a process completed in 1935. ...cipal and Professor of Divinity and Welsh Professor of Divinity and Church History, the roles that they had previously held at Edinburgh University.

...An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge which the Ancients had of India'', published in 1791, was amongst the earliest European texts to take ...of the 38 Indian Viceroys and Governor-Generals between 1774 and 1947 were of Scottish origin.

...1646 : to which is prefixed the charter granted to the college by James VI of Scotland, in 1582</u> ([http://archive.org/details/historyuniversi00craugoo * <u>The History of the University of Edinburgh: Chiefly Compiled from Original Papers and Records ... </u> ([htt

...existing prebendaries, chaplains, and friars were to retain the life-rent of their respective benefices. ...hat paved the way for the [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583|creation of Edinburgh University]] in October 1583.

...iversity Education of Women]] to provide amenities for the female students of the University. ...upport for the campaign was [[David Mather Masson (1822-1907)]], Professor of [[English Literature|Rhetoric and Belles Lettres]] (English Literature) at

...blished to ensure that graduates have a continuing voice in the management of the University. ...self governing status. The 1858 act dramatically changed the constitution of the University. A University Court and General Council were introduced whic

...hair of Universal Civil History and Greek and Roman Antiquities, the first of its kind in Scotland. == Foundation of the Chair of Universal History ==

...14 April 1582 led to the [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583 | opening of Edinburgh University]] in October 1583. == Ratification and Extension of Mary's Charter of 1567 ==

...ch paved the way for the [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583 | opening of Edinburgh University]] in the following year. == The Royal Charter of 1582 ==

...appointed as Edinburgh University’s first Professor of [[History|Universal History and Greek and Roman Antiquities]] in 1719. ...burgh he joined the Rankenian Club, one of the earliest literary societies of 18th-century Scotland, whose members included such future Enlightenment fig

...the [[Faculty of Law]] following the creation of the Regius Professorship of [[Public Law]] in 1707. == Foundation of the Chair ==

...urope to be elected to an Edinburgh chair and is the earliest-known person of Jewish origin to have lived in Scotland. == Foundation of the Chair ==

...Dc.4.68)]]'''Henry Charteris (c.1565–1628)''' was the second [[Principal]] of Edinburgh University, serving from 1599 to 1620. ...pointed Principal and Professor of Theology on the deathbed recommendation of Robert Rollock.

...ted in 1707, leading to the foundation of Edinburgh University's [[Faculty of Law]]. == Creation of the Chair ==

...he [[Foundation of the Faculty of Medicine, 1726|Foundation of the Faculty of Medicine]] and in turning the 'Tounis College' into an Enlightenment univer ...xcise in Edinburgh, and, in 1717, was selected as one of the Commissioners of Customs.

...c Hall, a Library, a Musaeum and convenient Teaching Rooms for the several Professors', which would cost £15,000 and be funded by public subscription. ...s through the existing college campus. Robertson was again in the vanguard of efforts to construct a new college building, advocating a plan drawn up by

...y of Edinburgh University is the prominent role played by the Town Council of Edinburgh in its foundation and in its governance until 1858. == Foundation of Edinburgh University ==

...s Conradus Otto''' was appointed as Edinburgh University’s first Professor of [[Hebrew]] in 1642. == Creation of the Chair of Hebrew ==

...Collection (EU0003)]]'''William Carstares (1649-1715)''' was [[Principal]] of Edinburgh University from 1703 to 1715. ...ant to the Prince of Orange, later King William III of England (William II of Scotland), becoming William's chaplain until the King's death in 1702.

...ent led to the seizure of the University's records by the [[Town Council]] of Edinburgh in 1704. ...ings, the 'Faculty' evoked 'their undoubted right contained in the charter of erection, and their constant and uninterrupted custom in such cases'. Any s

...44)]]'''Patrick Sands''' '''(ca. 1567-1635)''' was the third [[Principal]] of Edinburgh University, serving from 1620 to 1622. ...n October 1597, he left the University to travel abroad, as both a student of Law and tutor to Lord Newbattle. On returning to Edinburgh, he was called

...in by the 18th century, they really only expand noticeably over the course of the 19th century. This page has been created to guide you through what you ...ed cannot be accurately known, from the circumstance of the greater number of them attending more than one class in the same session. From about the 1820

The Chair of Engineering was endowed in 1868 by [[Sir David Baxter of Kilmaron (1793–1872)]]. ...ated, whose holder would function as Keeper of the more technological side of the Museums’ collections.

...er | right | 300px | Portrait of John Lee by John Watson Gordon University of Edinburgh Fine Art Collection]] John Lee (1779-1859) was [[Principal]] of Edinburgh University from 1840 to 1859.

...98-c1739)]] as Professor of Midwifery to the City, but not the University, of Edinburgh. == Foundation of Chair ==

...ity Library]] (Dc.2.57/3)]]'''Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746)''' was Professor of [[Mathematics]] at Edinburgh University from 1725 to 1746. ...Kilfinan, Argyll. In 1717, aged just nineteen, he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at Marischal College, Aberdeen University.

...ies was established in 1972 but teaching of the discipline began a quarter of a century earlier when Edinburgh became the first British university to est ...s has its roots in a Nurse Tutors' course established by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Scottish Branch, in 1946. This course was partly taught and

...1745. His posthumously published ''Autobiography'' is an invaluable record of Edinburgh life during the Enlightenment. ...f Scotland. Carlyle graduated MA in 1743, and with a bursary from the Duke of Hamilton, studied for a further two years at Glasgow.

...ogy in 1620, the two roles were permanently separated. A new Professorship of [[Divinity]] was created, and the Principal retained only a pastoral duty t ...e for the ministry. Rollock held the twin posts of Principal and Professor of Theology until his death in February 1599. Following Rollock's own death-be

...S/STA/1/1)]]'''Edinburgh University''' opened its doors to its first class of students in October 1583. == The Foundation of Edinburgh University ==

...t Collection]]'''Alexander Henderson (c.1583–1646)''' served as [[Rector]] of Edinburgh University from 1640 until his death. ...Minister of Leuchars in 1612. Henderson had hitherto held Episcopal views of church government, but was converted to a Presbyterian stance in 1615.