Professor of Modern History, Glasgow
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The Chair of Modern History at the University of Glasgow
was founded in 1893 as the Chair of History. In 1956 the title was changed to Modern History. It is the second-oldest chair of history in the United Kingdom outside of Oxbridge.
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...
was founded in 1893 as the Chair of History. In 1956 the title was changed to Modern History. It is the second-oldest chair of history in the United Kingdom outside of Oxbridge.
Professors of History/Professors of Modern History
- Sir Roger Lodge MA (1894)
- Dudley Julius Medley MA LLD (1899)
- Andrew Browning MA DLitt FBA (1931)
- Esmond Wright MA (1957)
- William Ranulf Brock MA PhD (1967-80)
- Keith Gilbert Robbins MA DPhil DLitt (1981-90)
- Hew StrachanHew StrachanBrigadier Professor Hew Francis Anthony Strachan, DL, FRSE, FRHS is a Scottish military historian, well known for his work on the administration of the British Army and the history of the First World War...
MA PhD FRSE (1991-2002) - Colin KiddColin KiddProfessor Colin Craig Kidd MA, D.Phil, F.R.Hist.S, F.S.A.Scot, FRSE, is a historian specialising in American and Scottish history. He is currently Professor of Intellectual History and the History of Political Thought at Queen's University Belfast, where he has worked since leaving the University...
MA DPhil FRSE FBA (2003-10) - Sönke NeitzelSönke NeitzelSönke Neitzel is a German historian who has written extensively about the Second World War. He is Professor of History at the University of Mainz, having also held posts at the University of Karlsruhe, University of Bern, and the University of Saarbrucken but will take over the Chair of Modern...
BA MA PhD (2011-)
See also
- List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow
- Edwards Professor of Medieval History, GlasgowEdwards Professor of Medieval History, GlasgowThe Edwards Professor of Medieval History is a professorship at the University of Glasgow.Founded in 1955 as the Chair of Medieval History the name was changed in 1989 to commemorate the Glasgow scholar and antiquarian John Edwards ....
- Professor of Scottish History and Literature, GlasgowProfessor of Scottish History and Literature, GlasgowThe Chair of Scottish History and Literature at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1913, endowed by a grant from the receipts of the 1911 Scottish Exhibition held in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park, as well as donations from the Merchants House of Glasgow and other donors. The Chair has been held...