Neil MacCormick
|
Professor Sir Neil MacCormick QC FBA FRSE |
|
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament for Scotland |
|
|
In office 10 June 1999 – 10 June 2004 |
|
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Alyn Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 May 1941 Glasgow |
| Died | 5 April 2009 (aged 67) Edinburgh |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Rona Barr Flora Margaret Britain (née Milne) |
| Relations |
John MacCormick (father) Iain MacCormick (brother) |
| Children | Three daughters |
| Residence | Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | Glasgow; Balliol College, Oxford |
Sir Donald Neil MacCormick, QC, FBA, FRSE (27 May 1941 – 5 April 2009), was a Scottish legal philosopher and politician. He was Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the University of Edinburgh from 1972 until 2008. He was a Member of the European Parliament, member of the Convention on the Future of Europe, and officer of the Scottish National Party.
MacCormick was born in Glasgow on 27 May 1941, the son of one of the SNP's founders, John MacCormick. He was educated at the High School of Glasgow. He graduated MA in Philosophy and English Literature at the University of Glasgow, before benefiting from a Snell Exhibition and taking the BA in Jurisprudence at Balliol College, Oxford. At Oxford, MacCormick came under the influence of Professor H. L. A. Hart, and developed an interest in legal philosophy. In 1982 he was awarded the research degree of LLD by Edinburgh.
MacCormick was a member of the Broadcasting Council for Scotland, of the Economic and Social Research Council, of the Research Council of the European University Institute, and of the European Science Foundation, as well as of various government departmental committees inquiring into matters of public concern.
...
Wikipedia