Difference between revisions of "Physics"

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The Chair of Natural Philosophy formed part of the Faculty of Arts when it was established as a distinct entity in 1708. The first Professor, Robert Stewart (1675–1758) had among his students for 1724, David Hume (1711-1776). He was succeeded by his son, John Stewart (d1759).

John Stewart (d1759), 1742-1759, son of previous

Both were Baronets of Coltness (4th and 5th respectively) but neither assumed the title.

Retitled: Tait Professor of Mathematical Physics

Sir David James Wallace (1945-), 1979-

Richard Kenway, 1994-

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 [[Adam Ferguson (1733-1816)]], 1759-1764
-James Russell, May 23, 1764
+[[James Russell (c1720–1773)]], 1764-1773
-[[John Robison (1739-1805)]], March 9. 1774
+[[John Robison (1739-1805)]], 1774-1805
-[[John Playfair (1748-1819)]], March 30, 1805
+[[John Playfair (1748-1819)]], 1805-1819
-[[Sir John Leslie (1766-1832)]], November 5, 1819
+[[Sir John Leslie (1766-1832)]], 1819-1832
+[[James David Forbes (1809-1868)]], 1833-
+[[Peter Guthrie Tait (1831-1901)]], 1860-1901
+[[James Gordon MacGregor (1852-1913]], 1901-1913
+[[Charles Glover Barkla (1877-1944)]], 1913-1944
+[[Norman Feather (1904-1978)]], 1945-1975
+[[William Cochran (1922-2003)]], 1975-
+== Tait Professors of Natural Philosophy ==
+[[Charles Galton Darwin( 1887-1962)]], 1924-1936
+[[Max Born (1882-1970)]], 1936-1952
+'''Retitled: Tait Professor of Mathematical Physics'''
+Sir David James Wallace (1945-), 1979-
+Richard Kenway, 1994-
-James David Forbes, February 23, 1833
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