Thomas L. Johnston
Thomas Lothian Johnston FRSE (9 March 1927 in Whitburn, West Lothian – 2009 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish economist. He was professor of Economics at Heriot-Watt University in 1966–1976. He was the President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1993–1996. In 1985 Johnston was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
Thomas Lothian Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Principal of Heriot-Watt University | |
| In office 1981–1988 | |
| Preceded by | George Murray Burnett |
| Succeeded by | Alistair MacFarlane |
Johnston was the Principal of Heriot-Watt University from 1981 to 1988 and received an Honorary Doctorate from the University in 1989 [1]
References
- webperson@hw.ac.uk. "Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh: Honorary Graduates". www1.hw.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- IVAs Matrikel [Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences' Register of Members] (in Swedish). Stockholm. 2001. p. 288. ISBN 91-7082-097-X.
- Frost's Scottish Who's Who
- Obituaries - Scotsman.com
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