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• Natural History
  The Chair of Natural History was instituted in 1767, with the first Professor in post 3 years after. == Professors of Natural History ==
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• Zoology
  ...at Edinburgh since 1767 as part of the Natural History course. The Chair of Zoology was founded in 1919. == Professors of Zoology ==
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• Economic History
  ...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.
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• Accounting
  ...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]].
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• Architecture
  ...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.
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• Classics
  ...rt of the [[School of History, Classics and Archaeology]] in the [[College of Humanities and Social Science]]. == Professors of Classics ==
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• Scottish History
  ...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.
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• Geography
  ...(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 ==
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• Geophysics
  ...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.
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• English Literature
  ...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 ==
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• Logic and Metaphysics
  ...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 ==
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• Archaeology
  == 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-
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• Bell Chair of Education
  ...These two Chairs were instituted in 1876 and were the first Professorships of Education founded in any English-speaking country. == Professors ==
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• English Language
  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.
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• Organisation of Industry and Commerce
  ...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]].
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• Geology
  ...)|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
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• International Relations
  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'.
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• Foundation of Chair of Chemistry, 1713
  ...] 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
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• Faculty of Law
  ...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.
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• Political Economy
  ...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]].
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