Professor of Greek (Glasgow)

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Under the Nova Erectio of King James VI of Scotland the teaching of Greek at the University of Glasgow in Scotland was the responsibility of the Regents and from 1581 one of the Regents was sometimes given the title Professor of Greek. Following the retirement of Douglas MacDowell in 2001, the University opted to allow the Chair of Greek to lapse.

This Professorship was more formally established in 1704. The following have held the post:

Alexander Dunlop MA LLD (1704–1746)

James Moore MA LLD (1746–1774)

John Young MA (1774–1821)

Sir Daniel Keyte Sandford MA DCL MP (1821–1838)

Edmund Law Lushington MA LLD (1838–1875)

Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb MA LLD LittD FBA (1875–1889)

George Gilbert Aime Murray MA FBA (1889–1899)

John Swinnerton Phillimore MA LLD LittD (1899–1906)

Gilbert Austin Davies MA (1906–1934)

William Rennie CBE MA LLD DLitt (1934–1946)

Arnold Wycombe Gomme MA LLD FBA (1946–1957)

Donald James Allan MA FBA (1957–1971)

Douglas Maurice MacDowell MA MLitt DLitt FRSE FBA (1971–2001)

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