Name James McMillan | Role Author | |
Died February 22, 2010, Airdrie, United Kingdom Books France and Women - 1789‑1914, Twentieth‑Century France: Politics a, Napoleon III, Housewife or Harlot, Dreyfus to De Gaulle | ||
James Francis McMillan (10 April 1948 – 22 February 2010) was a Scottish historian and author, head of the History Department of Strathclyde University, a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Professor of History at Edinburgh University.
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Early years
McMillan was born in Glasgow on 10 April 1948. He grew up in Paisley and attended St Mirin's Academy. He graduated in Modern History from the University of Glasgow in 1969 and obtained his doctorate from Balliol College, Oxford.
Academic career
McMillan was a specialist in the history of modern France. He was a lecturer at York University from 1972 to 1992 and a professor of European history at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, where he headed the Department of History. In 1996, McMillan was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Three years later, in 1999, he was appointed to the Richard Pares chair of history at Edinburgh University.
Death and legacy
McMillan died at the age of 61 on 22 February 2010 of cancer at his home in Airdrie. His funeral mass took place at St Mirin's Cathedral in Paisley where the eulogy was given by Professor Tom Devine.