Thomas L. Johnston

For other people named Thomas Johnston, see Thomas Johnston (disambiguation).

Thomas Lothian Johnston FRSE (9 March 1927 in Whitburn, West Lothian – 2009 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish economist. He was professor of Economics at Heriot-Watt University in 1966–1976. He was the President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1993–1996. In 1985 Johnston was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Thomas Lothian Johnston FRSE
Principal of Heriot-Watt University
In office 1981–1988
Preceded by	George Murray Burnett
Succeeded by	Alistair MacFarlane

Johnston was the Principal of Heriot-Watt University from 1981 to 1988 and received an Honorary Doctorate from the university in 1989 ^[1]