Edwards Professor of Medieval History, Glasgow
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The Edwards Professor of Medieval History is a professorship at the University of Glasgow
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Founded in 1955 as the Chair of Medieval History the name was changed in 1989 to commemorate the Glasgow scholar and antiquarian John Edwards (1846-1937).
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...
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Founded in 1955 as the Chair of Medieval History the name was changed in 1989 to commemorate the Glasgow scholar and antiquarian John Edwards (1846-1937).
Professors of Medieval History/Edwards Professors of Medieval History
- Edward Lionel Gregory Stones MA PhD (1956)
- Alfred Lawson Brown MA DPhil FRHistS (1978)
- David R BatesDavid Bates (historian)Professor David Bates is a British historian.He was Professor of Medieval History at the University of Glasgow from 1994 until 2003. He then took up the post of director of the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London between 2003 and 2008, and now holds a chair in Medieval...
MA PhD (1994) - Julia Mary Howard Smith (2005)
See also
- List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow
- Professor of Modern History, GlasgowProfessor of Modern History, GlasgowThe 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...
- 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...