Difference between revisions of "Natural History"

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== Professors of Natural History ==
 
== Professors of Natural History ==
  
Robert Ramsay, 1770-
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=== Regius Chair of Natural History ===
  
John Walker, 1779-
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[[Robert Ramsay (fl1757-1779)]], 1770-
  
Robert Jameson, 1804-
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[[John Walker (1731-1803)]], 1779-
  
Edward Forbes, 1854-
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[[Robert Jameson (1774-1854)]], 1804-
  
George James Allman, 1855-
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[[Edward Forbes (1815-1854)]], 1854-
  
Sir Wyville C. T. Thomson, 1870-
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[[George James Allman (1812-1898)]], 1855-
  
James Cossar Ewart, 1882-
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[[Sir Wyville C. T. Thomson (1830-1882)]], 1870-
  
James Hartley Ashworth, 1927-
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[[James Cossar Ewart (1851-1933)]], 1882-
  
James Ritchie, 1936-
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[[James Hartley Ashworth (1874-1936), 1927-1936
  
Michael Meredith Swann, 1952-
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[[James Ritchie (1882-1958)]], 1936-1952
  
Peter Martin Brabazon Walker, 1966-
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[[Michael Meredith Swann (1920-1990)]], 1952-1965
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[[Peter Martin Brabazon Walker (1922-2006)]], 1966-1980
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=== Chair of Natural History ===
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Aubrey Manning, 1973-1997
  
 
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Revision as of 14:21, 19 June 2014

The Chair of Natural History was instituted in 1767, with the first Professor in post 3 years after.

Professors of Natural History

Regius Chair of Natural History

Robert Ramsay (fl1757-1779), 1770-

John Walker (1731-1803), 1779-

Robert Jameson (1774-1854), 1804-

Edward Forbes (1815-1854), 1854-

George James Allman (1812-1898), 1855-

Sir Wyville C. T. Thomson (1830-1882), 1870-

James Cossar Ewart (1851-1933), 1882-

[[James Hartley Ashworth (1874-1936), 1927-1936

James Ritchie (1882-1958), 1936-1952

Michael Meredith Swann (1920-1990), 1952-1965

Peter Martin Brabazon Walker (1922-2006), 1966-1980

Chair of Natural History

Aubrey Manning, 1973-1997