Peter Colin Campbell | |
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1st Principal of the University of Aberdeen | |
In office 1865–1876 | |
Succeeded by | Reverend William Robinson Piriel |
Personal details | |
Born | Ardchattan, Argyleshire, Scotland | 21 January 1810
Died | 12 December 1876 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | (aged 66)
Spouse |
Jessie Wylie (m. 1838) |
Children | 12 |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Profession | Clergyman, Professor and Principal |
Peter Colin Campbell (1810–1876) was a Scottish clergyman in the Church of Scotland who became the first professor at Queen's University, Canada and was later the first Principal of the University of Aberdeen, a role he held for 21 years.[1]