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Authorized form of name
Maclean, Magnus, 1857-1937, electrical engineer
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Dates of existence
1857-1937
History
Magnus Maclean was, for many years, assistant to Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, at Glasgow University. In 1899, he was appointed Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. He held the chair until 1924 when he retired. Alongside his interest in electricity he was a Gaelic scholar and lectured on Celtic literature at Glasgow University from 1900 to 1903.
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Related entity
Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow (1887-1964)
Identifier of related entity
C0065
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1899-1924
Description of relationship
Magnus Maclean was Professor of Electrical Engineering.
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Authority record identifier
P0062
Institution identifier
GB 249
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ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).
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Created by Carol Stewart, March 2010.