Biography of Archibald Duncan

Archibald Alexander McBeth (Archie) Duncan (1926-2017) was Professor of Scottish History from 1962 to 1993. He was Clerk of Senate from 1978 to 1983 and Dean of Faculties from 1998 until 2000.

Educated at George Heriot's School and at Balliol College, Oxford, Duncan became a lecturer in History at Queen's University, Belfast in 1951 and at the University of Edinburgh from 1953 to 1961. He was a Leverhulme Fellow in 1961-1962. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1979.

Summary

Archibald Duncan
Historian
Born 1926.
Died 20 December 2017.
University Link: Clerk of Senate, Dean of Faculties, Professor
GU Degree:
Occupation categories: historians
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Record last updated: 21st Dec 2017

University Connections

University Roles

• Clerk of Senate, 1978-1983
• Dean of Faculties, 1998-2000
• Professor

Academic Posts

Professorships:

• Scottish History and Literature

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Professor Archie Duncan