James Francis McMillan
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James Francis McMillan (10 April 1948 – 22 February 2010) was a Scottish historian and author, head of the History Department of the University of Strathclyde, a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Professor of History at the University of Edinburgh.
McMillan was born in Glasgow on 10 April 1948. He grew up in Paisley and attended St Mirin's Academy.[1] He graduated in modern history from the University of Glasgow in 1969 and obtained his doctorate from Balliol College, Oxford.[1]
Academic career
McMillan was a specialist in the history of modern France. He was a lecturer at York University from 1972 to 1992 and a professor of European history at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, where he headed the Department of History.[1] In 1996, McMillan was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.[1] Three years later, in 1999, he was appointed to the Richard Pares chair of history at the University of Edinburgh
