William Duguid Geddes

Sir William Geddes
Principal of the University of Aberdeen
In office 1885–1900
Preceded by	Reverend William Robinson Pirie
Succeeded by	Reverend John Marshall Lang
Personal details
Born	(1828-11-21)21 November 1828 Glass, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Died	9 February 1900(1900-02-09) (aged 71) Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Spouse	Rachel Robertson ​ (m. 1859)​
Children	1
Education	Elgin Academy
Alma mater	King's College, Aberdeen
Profession	Scholar and educationalist

Sir William Duguid Geddes (21 November 1828^[1] – 9 February 1900) was a Scottish scholar and educationalist, who promoted the cause of classical Greek at the University of Aberdeen and later became Principal. Geddes's classical translations, grammars and scholarship contributed to publications both written with collaborators and edited in series. One of the outstanding scholars of his generation in Scotland, he was the architect of the fusion of the modern University of Aberdeen and its High Victorian development.