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Archie Duncan

1926 – 2017

British historian

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About Archie Duncan

Lived 1926 – 2017 (aged 91). Archie Duncan was a British historian and university teacher.

Archibald Alexander McBeth Duncan (17 October 1926 – 20 December 2017) was a Scottish historian.

From 1962 to 1993 he was Professor of Scottish History and Literature at the University of Glasgow. He was also President of the Scottish History Society, and edited the Scottish Historical Review from 1963 to 1970. On giving up his professorship, he became Clerk of Senate and Dean of Faculties, retiring from the university in 2000. From 2001 he was Emeritus Professor of Scottish History and Literature, but continued to publish on the history of Scotland in the Middle Ages.

Select bibliography Scotland: The Making of the Kingdom. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1973. Regesta Regum Scottorum, v; The Acts of Robert I, 1306-1329. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1988. The Kingship of the Scots: Succession and Independence 842–1292. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2002.

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Important facts

Birth century
Employers
University of Glasgow
Awards
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; Fellow of the British Academy; Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Also known as
Archibald Alexander McBeth Duncan, A. A. M. Duncan

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Archie Duncan?

British historian (1926-2017)

When was Archie Duncan born?

Archie Duncan was born on 17 October 1926 in Scotland.

When did Archie Duncan die?

Archie Duncan died on 20 December 2017.

What was Archie Duncan's occupation?

Archie Duncan was a historian and university teacher.

What nationality was Archie Duncan?

Archie Duncan was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Archie Duncan

· Wikidata: Q2860150

· DBpedia: Archie Duncan (historian)

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