Colin Mair

Colin James Robertson Mair (December 21, 1919, Edinburgh – December 11, 2006, Wishaw) was a Scottish educator, and rector of the Glasgow private school Kelvinside Academy.

Educated at the Edinburgh Academy, Mair read classics at the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated with honours in 1946. His studies were interrupted by the war, during which he served as an instructor with the East Lancashire Regiment. After this, he returned to teach at the Edinburgh Academy, before taking up the position of rector at Kelvinside in 1958, a post he held until 1980. During his tenure he greatly improved the Academy's performance, in the academic field as well as in sports. After his retirement he worked as a chairman of The Frank Buttle Trust, a charity for deprived children.

Mair was married twice, first to Catherine Finlay and later to Susanne Clark. He had a son and a daughter from his first marriage; his son Colin is rector of Glasgow High School and his daughter, Anne, was headmistress of Kelvinside Academy Junior School.

External links

• Obituary on Times Online.
• Obituary on The Scotsman.

Persondata
Name	Mair, Colin
Alternative names
Short description	Scottish educator
Date of birth	December 21, 1919
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	December 11, 2006
Place of death	Wishaw, Scotland