George Paul McNicol: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
add link |
|||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
|children = 3 |
|children = 3 |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''George Paul McNichol''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (24 September 1929 – 28 July 2014) was a Scottish physician |
'''George Paul McNichol''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (24 September 1929 – 28 July 2014) was a Scottish physician and university academic. He was the [[Principal of the University of Aberdeen|Principal and Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Aberdeen]] from 1981 to 1991.<ref>{{cite news |title=University principal who has led from the front and never courted popularity |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11981363.university-principal-who-has-led-from-the-front-and-never-courted-popularity/ |work=The Herald |date=8 February 1990}}</ref> |
||
==Early life== |
==Early life== |
||
McNicol was born in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] and studied at the local [[Hillhead High School]] and medicine at the [[University of Glasgow]].<ref name="RCoP">{{cite web |title=George Paul McNicol |url=https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/george-paul-mcnicol |publisher=Royal College of Physicians |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref> |
|||
==Career== |
==Career== |
||
McNicol worked as a surgeon and physician before returning to academia via a [[Harkness Fellowship]] at the [[Washington University |
McNicol worked as a surgeon and physician before returning to academia via a [[Harkness Fellowship]] at the [[Washington University in St. Louis]] in America. He then gained a PhD from the University of Glasgow in 1965. His early academic career was at the University of Glasgow and he spent a secondment at Mekerere University College Medical School, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. He returned to the UK and was appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine at the [[University of Leeds]].<ref name="Leeds">{{cite web |title=George P. McNicol |url=https://www.leeds.ac.uk/secretariat/obituaries/2014/mcnicol_george.html |publisher=University of Leeds |access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref> He left Leeds to take up his next appointment as the Principal of the University of Aberdeen in 1981. He was awarded a [[CBE]] in the [[1992 New Year Honours]].<ref>United Kingdom list: {{London Gazette |issue=52767 |date=30 December 1991 |pages=1–27 |supp=y}}</ref> |
||
==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
||
In 1959, he married Susan Moira Ritchie. They had three children and four grandchildren. |
In 1959, he married Susan Moira Ritchie. They had three children and four grandchildren.<ref name="RCoP"/> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
| Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
{{S-end}} |
{{S-end}} |
||
{{Principals of the University of Aberdeen}} |
|||
{{Authority control}} |
{{Authority control}} |
||
| Line 56: | Line 57: | ||
[[Category:Principals of the University of Aberdeen]] |
[[Category:Principals of the University of Aberdeen]] |
||
[[Category:Harkness Fellows]] |
[[Category:Harkness Fellows]] |
||
[[Category:Academics of the University of Leeds]] |
|||
[[Category:Washington University in St. Louis alumni]] |
|||
Latest revision as of 02:00, 13 December 2023
George Paul McNicol | |
|---|---|
| Principal of the University of Aberdeen | |
| In office 1981–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Fraser Noble |
| Succeeded by | Maxwell Irvine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1929 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 28 July 2014 (aged 96) |
| Spouse |
Susan Moira Ritchie (m. 1959) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Hillhead High School |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Physician, academic, and university administrator |
George Paul McNichol CBE (24 September 1929 – 28 July 2014) was a Scottish physician and university academic. He was the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen from 1981 to 1991.[1]
Early life
[edit]McNicol was born in Glasgow, Scotland and studied at the local Hillhead High School and medicine at the University of Glasgow.[2]
Career
[edit]McNicol worked as a surgeon and physician before returning to academia via a Harkness Fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis in America. He then gained a PhD from the University of Glasgow in 1965. His early academic career was at the University of Glasgow and he spent a secondment at Mekerere University College Medical School, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. He returned to the UK and was appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine at the University of Leeds.[3] He left Leeds to take up his next appointment as the Principal of the University of Aberdeen in 1981. He was awarded a CBE in the 1992 New Year Honours.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 1959, he married Susan Moira Ritchie. They had three children and four grandchildren.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "University principal who has led from the front and never courted popularity". The Herald. 8 February 1990.
- ^ a b "George Paul McNicol". Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "George P. McNicol". University of Leeds. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 52767". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1991. pp. 1–27.
