Hugh MacLeod FRSE FSA (1730-1809) was a Scottish minister and Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Glasgow University.[1]

Life

He was born in Rossshire on 27 December 1730 the son of Norman MacLeod.

He studied Theology at Aberdeen University graduating MA in 1755. From 1756 to 1759 he worked as the university's librarian. In 1778 he replaced Rev Dr William Wight as Professor of Church History at Glasgow University.[2]

Aberdeen University granted him an honorary doctorate (DD) in 1780. In 1781 he was elected a Clerk of the Senate. In 1783 he was a founder member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[3]

In 1796 William McTurk joined him as an assistant and replaced him as professor on his death.

He died at his lodgings at the university[4] on 22 May 1809.

References

  1. ↑ Scotland (20 August 2008). "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Hugh Macleod". Universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Academic Patronage in the Scottish Enlightenment, Roger L Emerson
  3. ↑ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Glasgow Post Office Directory 1808-9


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.