Professor of Mathematics (Glasgow)
The Chair of Mathematics in the University of Glasgow in Scotland was established in 1691. Previously, under James VI's , the teaching of Mathematics had been the responsibility of the Regents.
List of Mathematics Professors[]
- George Sinclair MA (1691-1696)
- Robert Sinclair MA MD (1699)
- Robert Simson MA MD (1711)
- Rev Prof James Williamson FRSE MA DD (1761)
- James Millar MA (1796)
- James Thomson MA LLD (1832)
- Hugh Blackburn MA (1849)
- William Jack MA LLD (1879)
- George Alexander Gibson MA LLD (1909)
- Thomas Murray MacRobert MA DSc LLD (1927)
- Robert Alexander Rankin MA PhD DSc FRSE (1954-1982)
- Robert Winston Keith Odoni BSc PhD FRSE (1989-2001)
- Peter Kropholler (2003-2013)
- Michael Wemyss (2016-)
References[]
- Who, What and Where: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow. Compiled by Michael Moss, Moira Rankin and Lesley Richmond)
- https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH1773&type=P
- https://www.maths.gla.ac.uk/~mwemyss/
See also[]
- List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow
Categories:
- Professorships at the University of Glasgow
- Professorships in mathematics
- 1691 establishments in Scotland
- Mathematics education in the United Kingdom
- Scotland education stubs
- Glasgow stubs