Professor of Logic and Rhetoric

The Professor of Logic and Rhetoric is a professorship at the University of Glasgow. The Nova Erectio of King James VI of Scotland shared the teaching of moral philosophy, logic and natural philosophy among the Regents.^[1]

In 1727, separate chairs were instituted, one of which was the Chair of Logic and Rhetoric.^[2]

Holders of the Chair of Logic and Rhetoric

• John Loudon MA (1727)
• Adam Smith MA LLD (1751) Later Professor of Moral Philosophy and Rector
• James Clow MA (1752)
• George Jardine MA (1774)
• Robert Buchanan MA LLD (1827)
• John Veitch MA LLD (1864)
• Robert Adamson MA LLD (1895)
• Robert Latta MA DPhil LLD (1902)
• Archibald Allan Bowman MA LittD (1925) Later Professor of Moral Philosophy
• Herbert James Paton MA DLitt (1927)
• Charles Arthur Campbell MA DLitt (1938)
• Rodney Julian Hurst MA (1961-1981)
• Alexander Broadie MA PhD DLitt FRSE FBA (1995)
• Fraser MacBride MA MPhil PhD (2013 -16)
• Jack Lyons BA PhD (2020-)^[3]