University of Edinburgh School of History, Classics and Archaeology
The School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh is a school within the College of Humanities and Social Science.
Location[]
The school is located in the William Robertson Wing of the Old Medical School buildings on Teviot Place.
History[]
Classics have been taught at the university since its foundation in 1583. The school has the oldest established Chair in Scottish History. Several well-known archaeologists have graduated and taught at the school.
Notable alumni and former staff[]
Notable members of Edinburgh University's School of History, Classics and Archaeology:
- Lord Abercromby - author of distinguished research on Bronze Age pottery.
- Abercromby Professors of Archaeology
- Vere Gordon Childe - first holder of the Abercromby Chair
- Stuart Piggott - second holder of the Abercromby Chair
- Dr Robert Munro - a distinguished medical practitioner who, in his later life, became a keen archaeologist.
- Sir Tom Devine - an academic celebrity in Scotland for his reinvigorating of interest and research into Scotland's past. Knighted for services to Scottish History.
- Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown - former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath who also served as Chancellor
- Rt. Hon. Amber Rudd - former Member of Parliament for Hastings & Rye who served as Home Secretary and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Publications[]
The School of History, Classics and Archaeology currently publishes the .[1]
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References[]
Categories:
- Schools of the University of Edinburgh
- History education
- History institutes
- Archaeological research institutes
- History organisations based in the United Kingdom