Difference between revisions of "Principal (office of)"
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== Chronological list == | == Chronological list == | ||
| − | 1586 [[Robert Rollock (1555-1599)]] (previously Regent) | + | 1586 [[Robert Rollock (1555-1599)]] (previously [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583#The Regenting System|Regent]]) |
1599 [[Henry Charteris (c1565–1628)]] | 1599 [[Henry Charteris (c1565–1628)]] | ||
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1716 [[William Wishart "primus" (1660-1729)]] | 1716 [[William Wishart "primus" (1660-1729)]] | ||
| − | 1730 [[William Hamilton ( | + | 1730 [[William Hamilton (1669-1732)]] |
1732 [[James Smith (1680-1736)]] | 1732 [[James Smith (1680-1736)]] | ||
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1979 [[Sir John Harrison Burnett (1922-2007)]] | 1979 [[Sir John Harrison Burnett (1922-2007)]] | ||
| − | 1987 Sir David Smith | + | 1987 [[Sir David Cecil Smith (1930- )]] |
| − | 1994 Sir Stewart Sutherland | + | 1994 [[Sir Stewart Ross Sutherland (1934- )]] |
| − | 2002 Sir Timothy O'Shea | + | 2002 [[Sir Timothy Michael Martin O'Shea (1949- )]] |
[[Category:Governance]] [[Category:Principals]] | [[Category:Governance]] [[Category:Principals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:47, 21 September 2015
The Principal and Vice-Chancellor is the most senior member of University staff. From 1585-1620 it was combimed with the role of Rector. The 'Vice-Chancellor' element of the title emerged from the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858.
Chronological list
1586 Robert Rollock (1555-1599) (previously Regent)
1599 Henry Charteris (c1565–1628)
1620 Patrick Sands (c1567-1635)
1623 John Adamson (1576–1651?)
1652 William Colville (d. 1675) (did not take up office)
1653 Robert Leighton (c1611-1684)
1662 William Colville (d. 1675)
1675 Andrew Cant
1685 Alexander Monro (c1648-1698)
1690 Gilbert Rule (c1629-1701)
1703 William Carstares (1649-1715)
1716 William Wishart "primus" (1660-1729)
1730 William Hamilton (1669-1732)
1736 William Wishart "secundus" (c1692-1753)
1762 William Robertson (1721-1793)
1793 George Husband Baird (1761-1840)
1840 John Lee (1779-1859)
1859 Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)
1868 Sir Alexander Grant (1826-1884)
1885 Sir William Muir (1819-1905)
1903 Sir William Turner (1832-1916)
1916 Sir Alfred James Ewing (1855-1935)
1929 Sir Thomas Henry Holland (1868-1947)
1944 Sir John Fraser (1885-1947)
1948 Sir Edward Victor Appleton (1892-1965)
1965 Sir Michael Meredith Swann (1920-1990)
1974 Sir Hugh Norwood Robson (1917-1977)
1979 Sir John Harrison Burnett (1922-2007)
1987 Sir David Cecil Smith (1930- )