Hector Hetherington

Sir Hector Hetherington
Principal of the University of Glasgow
In office
1936–1961
Preceded bySir Robert Sangster Rait
Succeeded bySir Charles Wilson
Vice-Chancellor of the
University of Liverpool
In office
1927–1936
Preceded byJohn George Adami
Succeeded byJohn Leofric Stocks
Personal details
Born
Hector James Wright Hetherington

21 July 1888
Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland
Died15 January 1965(1965-01-15) (aged 76)
Spouse(s)Mary Ethel Alison Reid, Lady Hetherington
ChildrenScott Hetherington
Alastair Hetherington
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Merton College, Oxford
Sir Hector Hetherington's grave, Tillicoultry

Sir Hector James Wright Hetherington GBE DL (21 July 1888 – 15 January 1965) was a Scottish philosopher, who was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool from 1927 to 1936, and Principal of the University of Glasgow until 1961.