John Arbuthnott (microbiologist)
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Sir John Peebles Arbuthnott, PPRSE, FRCPSG, FMedSci, FRCPath (8 April 1939 – 21 February 2023) was a Scottish microbiologist who was Principal of the University of Strathclyde. He succeeded Lord Wilson of Tillyorn as President of The Royal Society of Edinburgh in October 2011[1] and was succeeded by Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell in October 2014.[2]
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Sir John Arbuthnott | |
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Born | John Peebles Arbuthnott (1939-04-08)8 April 1939 |
Died | 21 February 2023(2023-02-21) (aged 83) |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | Hyndland Senior Secondary School University of Glasgow Trinity College, Dublin |
Occupation | Microbiologist |
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Arbuthnott served as Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde between 1991 and 2000.