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Callum G. Brown (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish historian and author.

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He specialises in the history of secularisation, Christianity, and organised humanism in the United Kingdom.

Life

He was born on 6 April 1953 and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland. He currently resides in Scotland.

Career

He is currently a professor of history at the University of Glasgow. He has had previous posts at both Dundee University and the University of Strathclyde. In 2020 he celebrated his 30th year in the industry. . [1]

He has frequently collaborated with Arthur McIvor. [2] [3]

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His books have received mostly positive reviews. Some of his notable books are: [4] [5] [6] His book Up-helly-aa: Custom, Culture and Community in Shetland (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1998) won the 1999 Frank Watson Book Prize. [7]

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References

  1. "University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Humanities - Sgoil nan Daonnachdan - Our staff - Prof Callum Brown". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. Paterson, Lindsay (2006). "Callum G. Brown, Arthur J. McIvor, and Neil Rafeek. The University Experience, 1945–1975: An Oral History of the University of Strathclyde. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2004. Pp. 288. $34.00". Journal of British Studies. 45 (1): 232–233. doi:10.1086/500911. S2CID   163382544 . Retrieved 1 June 2018 via Cambridge Core.
  3. "Arthur J Mcivor and Neil Rafeek Callum Brown, First Edition - AbeBooks". www.abebooks.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. "inauthor:"Callum G. Brown" - Google Search". www.google.co.in. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "Secularisation in the Christian world : essays in honour of Hugh McLeod /". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. "Callum G. Brown". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  7. Frank Watson Book Prize, University of Guelph, retrieved 15 October 2024