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Regius Professor Of Astronomy, Glasgow




Founded in 1760 with the title Practical Astronomy (and with the office of Observer in the University) the title was changed in 1893.

  • Alexander Wilson MA MD (1760)

  • Patrick Wilson LLD (1784)

  • William Meikleham MA LLD (1799)

  • James Couper MA DD (1803)

  • John Pringle Nichol MA LLD (1836)

  • Robert Grant MA LLD FRS (1859)

  • Ludwig Wilhelm Emil Ernst Becker PhD (1893)

  • William Marshall Smart MA BSc LLD (1937)

  • Peter Allan Sweet MA PhD (1959)

  • John Campbell Brown BSc PhD DSc FRSE FRAS, Astronomer Royal For Scotland

  • ''(Sources: Who, What and Where: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow. Complied by Michael Moss, Moira Rankin and Lesley Richmond)''



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