Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics

The Regius Chair of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1840 by Queen Victoria.[1]

In 1872 the endowment was increased by the bequest of Isabella Elder in memory of her husband, John Elder. The name of the chair was shortened to Regius Chair of Civil Engineering on the appointment of William Marshall in 1952, but the original name was restored upon the appointment of René de Borst in 2012.[2]

Regius Professors of Civil Engineering and Mechanics
  • 1840 - Lewis Gordon
  • 1855 - Macquorn Rankine
  • 1873 - James Thompson
  • 1889 - Archibald Barr
  • 1913 - John Dewar Cormack
  • 1936 - Gilbert Cook
  • 1952 - William Marshall
  • 1977 - Alexander Coull
  • 1994 - Nenad Bicanic
  • 2012 - René de Borst

See also
  • List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow

References
  1. "The University of Glasgow Story".
  2. "Warrants Under the Royal Sign Manual". The Gazette. 17 May 2012.
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