Professor of Humanity, Glasgow
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The Professor of Humanity is a Professorship at the University of Glasgow
. Under the Nova Erectio of James VI the teaching of Latin was in the responsibility of the Regents. The title of Professor of Humanity was, on occasion, attached to one of the Regents' number from 1618.
A separate Chair was created in 1682. After lapse it was revived in 1706.
(Sources: Who, What and Where: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow. Compiled by Michael Moss, Moira Rankin and Lesley Richmond)
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
. Under the Nova Erectio of James VI the teaching of Latin was in the responsibility of the Regents. The title of Professor of Humanity was, on occasion, attached to one of the Regents' number from 1618.
A separate Chair was created in 1682. After lapse it was revived in 1706.
Humanity Professors
- James YoungJames YoungJames Young was a Scottish chemist best known for his method of distilling paraffin from coal.-Early life:James Young was born in the Drygate area of Glasgow, the son of John Young, a cabinetmaker and joiner...
MA (1682) - Andrew RossAndrew RossAndrew Ross is currently a professor in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University. A writer for Artforum, The Nation and The Village Voice, he is also the author and/or editor of numerous books...
MA (1706) - George RossGeorge RossGeorge Ross may refer to:*George Ross , signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence*George Ross , Lt...
MA (1735) - George MuirheadGeorge MuirheadGeorge Muirhead was a Scottish linguist.A graduate of the University of Edinburgh , he was ordained as a Minister of the Kirk in 1746. He was professor of oriental languages at the University of Glasgow , until his appointment as Chair of Humanity in 1754...
MA (1754) - William RichardsonWilliam Richardson (academic)William Richardson FRSE was a Scottish classicist and literary scholar.Born in Aberfoyle, Perthshire, he was the son of James Richardson, the Church of Scotland parish minister of the same parish in which William was first educated. William attended the University of Glasgow in 1757 where he...
MA (1773) - Josiah Walker MA (1815)
- William RamsayWilliam Ramsay (classical scholar)William Ramsay was a classical scholar.He was born 6 February 1806, and was the third son of Sir William Ramsay, the seventh baronet of Bamff. He received his first education in the Royal High School, Edinburgh. He studied Latin, Greek, and mathematics at Glasgow University from 1823 to 1825...
MA (1831-1863) - George Gilbert Ramsay MA LLD DLitt (1863-1906)
- John Swinton Phillimore MA LLD LittD (1906-1927)
- William RennieWilliam RennieLieutenant-Colonel William Rennie VC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
CBE MA LLD LittD (1927-1934) - Christian James Fordyce MA LLD (1934-1971)
- Peter Gerald Walsh MA PhD DLitt FRSE (1971-1991)
- Roger Philip Hywell Green BA BLitt (1995-)
See also
(Sources: Who, What and Where: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow. Compiled by Michael Moss, Moira Rankin and Lesley Richmond)