Douglas Young (classicist)

Douglas Young
Young, c. 1945
Leader of the Scottish National Party
In office
30 May 1942 – 9 June 1945
Preceded byWilliam Power
Succeeded byBruce Watson
Personal details
Born(1913-06-05)5 June 1913
Tayport, Fife, Scotland
Died23 October 1973(1973-10-23) (aged 60)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Political partyScottish National Party
Other political
affiliations
Labour Party
SpouseHelena Auchterlonie (m. 1943–1973)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of St Andrews
University of Oxford
ProfessionLecturer, Professor (Classics)

Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun Young (5 June 1913 – 23 October 1973) was a Scottish poet, scholar, translator and politician. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1942 to 1945, and was a classics professor at McMaster University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.