Regius Professor of Law (Glasgow)

Regius Chair of Law
University of Glasgow
Incumbent
James Chalmers

since 2012
Precursor Chair of Law
Formation 1713
Founder Queen Anne
First holder William Forbes
Website www.law.gla.ac.uk

The Regius Chair of Law at the University of Glasgow was founded in December 1713 with an endowment by Queen Anne. (Its foundation is sometimes incorrectly dated to 1712, due to an error in Glasgow's Munimenta, published in 1854.[1] ) It is one of twelve Regius Professorships within the University of Glasgow. The first holder of the chair, William Forbes, was appointed in 1714. The current holder, James Chalmers, was appointed in 2012.[2]

Regius Professors of Law

See also

References

  1. Cairns, John (1993). "The Origins of the Glasgow Law School: The Professors of Civil Law, 1714-61". In Birks, Peter. The Life of the Law: Proceedings of the Tenth British Legal History Conference, Oxford 1991. Hambledon Press. pp. 152–194 [154].
  2. "Regius Professor of Law Appointed to the University of Glasgow". Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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