MacDowell Professor of Greek

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The Professorship of Greek is a chair at the University of Glasgow. Following a bequest by Douglas MacDowell, the chair was renamed the MacDowell Professor of Greek in his honour.

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History

Under the Nova Erectio of King James VI of Scotland the teaching of Greek at the University of Glasgow in Scotland was the responsibility of the Regents (university teachers). [1] From 1581 one of the Regents was sometimes given the title Professor of Greek. [2] The Professorship was more formally established in 1704. [3]

Following the retirement of Douglas MacDowell in 2001, the University opted to let the Chair of Greek lapse. However, upon his MacDowell's death the University received a bequest from his estate of over £2 million. The money was used to re-establish the chair, with the first incumbent of the Macdowell Chair in Greek appointed in 2012. [4]

List of Professors of Greek

The following have held the post:

Professor of Greek

MacDowell Professor of Greek

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References

  1. ↑ "Teaching at the University to 1914". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Moss, Michael; Rankin, Moira; Richmond, Lesley (2001). Who, Where and When: The History & Constitution of the University of Glasgow (PDF). University of Glasgow. p. 101. ISBN   0852617348.
  3. ↑ "Professorships: Greek (MacDowell Chair)". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "University of Glasgow revives Chair of Greek with £2.4m bequest". University of Glasgow. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Biography of Douglas Maurice MacDowell". The University of Glasgow Story. University of Glasgow. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Staff profile: Andrew Morrison" . Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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