Duncan MacGregor (academic)

Duncan MacGregor M.A., M.B., (14 December 1843 – 16 December 1906) was a New Zealand university professor, public servant and health administrator.[1]

He was born in Aberfeldy,[1] (or Fortingall)[2] Perthshire, Scotland the son of James MacGregor and Isabella his wife.[2] He married at York Place, Edinburgh, in December 1870, to Miss Mary Johnston.

In August 1870 MacGregor was appointed Professor of Mental Science in the University of Otago, N.Z., a post which he resigned in 1886.[2] From 1876 to 1882 Dr. MacGregor was medical officer of the Dunedin Lunatic Asylum, and in April 1886 was appointed Inspector-General of Asylums and Hospitals in New Zealand.[2]

References
  1. Tennant, Margaret. "Duncan MacGregor". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. Mennell, Philip (1892). "MacGregor, Duncan" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.


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