Regius Professor of Astronomy, Glasgow
- Regius Professor of Astronomy, Glasgow
The Regius Chair of Astronomy is a Regius Professorship in the University of Glasgow.
Founded in 1760 with the title Practical Astronomy (and with the office of Observer in the University) the title was changed in 1893.
Regius Professors of Astronomy
* Alexander Wilson MA MD (1760)
* Patrick Wilson LLD (1784)
* William Meikleham MA LLD (1799)
* James Couper MA DD (1803)
* John Pringle Nichol MA LLD (1836)
* Robert Grant MA LLD FRS (1859)
* Ludwig Wilhelm Emil Ernst Becker PhD (1893)
* William Marshall Smart MA BSc LLD (1937)
* Peter Allan Sweet MA PhD (1959)
* John Campbell Brown BSc PhD DSc FRSE FRAS, Astronomer Royal for Scotland
References
* "Who, What and Where: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow". Compiled by Michael Moss, Moira Rankin and Lesley Richmond)
ee also
* List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow
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