Duncan Rice

Duncan Rice
Principal of the University of Aberdeen
In office
1996–2010
Preceded byMaxwell Irvine
Succeeded bySir Ian Diamond
Personal details
Born(1942-10-20)20 October 1942
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died3 February 2022(2022-02-03) (aged 79)
SpouseDame Susan Rice
Alma materUniversity of Aberdeen
University of Edinburgh
ProfessionHistorian

Sir Charles Duncan Rice (20 October 1942 – 3 February 2022) was a Scottish academic who was Principal of the University of Aberdeen from September 1996 to 1 April 2010. He previously served at New York University in the United States, as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science (1985–91) and Vice-Chancellor (1991–96).