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University of Edinburgh. Chair of Public Health (Bruce and John Usher Chair) (1898-present)

 Organization

Historical Note

The Bruce and John Usher Chair of Public Health, the first Chair of its type in the world, was founded in 1989, funded principally through endowments from Alexander Low Bruce (1839-1893) and Sir John Usher (1828-1904). It has been held by:

1898: Charles Hunter Stewart (1854-1924)

1925: Percy Samuel Lealan (1871-1956)

1944: Francis Albert Eley Crew (1886-1973)

1955: Sir John Howie Flint Brotherston (1915-1985)

1964: Stuart Love Morrison (1922-2002)

1955: Sir John Howie Flint Brotherston (1915-1985)

1983: William Michael Garraway (1942-2014)

1999: Raj Bhopal

2018: Linda Bauld