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A Lectureship in Economic History was instituted in 1906. The first appointee, in 1908, was [[George Unwin (1870-1925)]], who in 1910 moved to Manchester University to become the United Kingdom's first Professor of Economic History. It was not until 1956 that a chair of Economic History was established at Edinburgh University. | A Lectureship in Economic History was instituted in 1906. The first appointee, in 1908, was [[George Unwin (1870-1925)]], who in 1910 moved to Manchester University to become the United Kingdom's first Professor of Economic History. It was not until 1956 that a chair of Economic History was established at Edinburgh University. | ||
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| + | == Professors of Economic History == | ||
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| + | *1958-1963: [[Alexander John Youngson (1918-2004)]] | ||
| + | *1963- : [[Samuel Berwick Saul (1924-2016)]] | ||
Revision as of 09:24, 8 July 2016
A Lectureship in Economic History was instituted in 1906. The first appointee, in 1908, was George Unwin (1870-1925), who in 1910 moved to Manchester University to become the United Kingdom's first Professor of Economic History. It was not until 1956 that a chair of Economic History was established at Edinburgh University.
Professors of Economic History
- 1958-1963: Alexander John Youngson (1918-2004)
- 1963- : Samuel Berwick Saul (1924-2016)