Obituary: Professor Alexander Youngson ; Economic historian at Edinburgh, Canberra and Hong Kong First Edition

By 1962 the Chair of Political Economy (founded in 1870 by the Merchant Company of Edinburgh) had fallen vacant on (Sir) Alan Peacock's departure to help found the new University of York. Edinburgh University authorities had not been as responsive to the growing needs of an economics department...

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Published inIndependent (London, England : 1986)
Main Author Stewart, Ian G
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Independent Digital News & Media 22.04.2004
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Youngson, Alexander
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Summary:By 1962 the Chair of Political Economy (founded in 1870 by the Merchant Company of Edinburgh) had fallen vacant on (Sir) Alan Peacock's departure to help found the new University of York. Edinburgh University authorities had not been as responsive to the growing needs of an economics department as Peacock had been urging. Sandy Youngson was persuaded to take on the burden but with the promise that a second chair in the Economics Department would shortly be established. Over the next 10 years, the Economics Department grew and flourished; by 1970 there were no fewer than four professors. Alexander John Brown ([Alexander Youngson]), economic historian: born Sialkot, India 28 September 1918; Lecturer, St Andrews University 1948- 50; Lecturer, Cambridge University 1950-58; Fellow, Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1950-58; Professor of Political Economy, Edinburgh University 1963-74, Vice-Principal 1971-74; Director, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University 1974-80, Emeritus Professor 1980-2004; Professor of Economics, University of Hong Kong 1980-82; Chairman, Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland 1983-90; CBE 1987; married 1948 Elspeth Naylor (one son, one daughter); died York 6 April 2004.
ISSN:0951-9467