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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 to reflect the establishment of the Edwards Chair of Medieval History. It is the second-oldest chair of history in the United Kingdom outside of Oxbridge.
The Chair of Ecclesiastical History of the University of Glasgow is the oldest chair of ecclesiastical history in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1716 by King George I of Great Britain . The Crown granted 100 pounds per year for this purpose.
University of Glasgow Professorships at the University of Glasgow can take either of two forms: an established chair or a personal professorship. An established chair is one which has been set up by endowment and is intended to last indefinitely, i.e. that when a chair is vacated, someone else will be appointed to it. Personal professorships are conferred on individuals and exist only so long ...
He was a professor of Scottish History at the University of Glasgow and Director of the University's Dumfries Campus. He had previously taught at the University of Edinburgh and at the University of Guelph, Ontario. A fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, he was also a visiting professor in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.
The 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.
Alexandra Jane Shepard FRHistS FBA FRSE [1] is Professor of Gender History at the University of Glasgow. [2] In 2018 Shepard was elected a Fellow of the British Academy [3] in recognition for her work in gender history and the social history of early modern Britain. [4] In 2019 she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. [5]
The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals; Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu [7]) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in 1451 [ O.S. 1450], [ 8 ] it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities .
The following list of University of Glasgow people provides a selection of the well-known people who have studied or taught at the University of Glasgow since its inception in 1451. Historical lists of chancellors , rectors and principals of the university are contained in those offices' respective articles.