William Duguid Geddes
Sir William Geddes | |
|---|---|
| Principal of the University of Aberdeen | |
| In office 1885–1900 | |
| Preceded by | Reverend William Robinson Pirie |
| Succeeded by | Reverend John Marshall Lang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1828 Glass, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Died | 9 February 1900 (aged 71) Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Spouse |
Rachel Robertson (m. 1859) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Elgin Academy |
| Alma mater | King's College, Aberdeen |
| Profession | Scholar and educationalist |
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Sir William Duguid Geddes (21 November 1828 – 9 February 1900) was a Scottish scholar and educationalist, who served as Professor of Greek at the University of Aberdeen from 1855 to 1885 and then as Principal of the University of Aberdeen from 1885 until his death. Geddes's classical translations, grammars and scholarship contributed to publications both written with collaborators and edited in series. One of the outstanding scholars of his generation in Scotland, he was the architect of the fusion of the modern University of Aberdeen and its High Victorian development.