Professor of Greek, Glasgow

University of Glasgow

Under the Nova Erectio of King James VI the teaching of Greek was the responsibility of the Regents and from 1581 one of the Regents was sometimes given the title 'Professor of Greek'. Following the retirement of Douglas MacDowell in 2001, the university opted to allow the Chair of Greek to lapse.

This Professorship was established in 1704.

• Alexander Dunlop MA LLD (1704-1746)
• James Moore MA LLD (1746-1774)
• James Young MA (1774-1821)
• Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford MA DCL MP (1821-1838)
• Edmund Law Lushington MA LLD (1838-1875)
• Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb MA LLD LittD FBA (1875-1889)
• George Gilbert Aime Murray MA FBA (1889-1899)
• John Swinnerton Phillimore MA LLD LittD (1899-1906)
• Gilbert Austin Davies MA (1906-1934)
• William Rennie CBE MA LLD DLitt (1934-1946)
• Arnold Wycombe Gomme MA LLD FBA (1946-1957)
• Donald James Allan MA FBA (1957-1971)
• Douglas Maurice MacDowell MA MLitt DLitt FRSE FBA (1971-2001)

(Sources: Who, What and Where: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow. Compiled by Michael Moss, Moira Rankin and Lesley Richmond)

See also

List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow