Thomas Murray Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Principal of the University of Aberdeen | |
| In office 1948–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Sir William Hamilton Fyfe |
| Succeeded by | Sir Edward Maitland Wright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1897 Keith, Moray, Scotland |
| Died | 19 July 1962 (aged 65) Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Spouse |
Helen Margaret Jardine
(m. 1939) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Keith Grammar School[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen (MA), (LL.B) |
| Profession | Advocate and university administrator |
Sir Thomas Murray Taylor CBE FRSE KC (1897–1962) was a 20th-century Scottish advocate and university administrator. He was a devout Christian and active member of the United Free Church of Scotland. When this amalgamated with the Church of Scotland in 1929 he adopted the latter faith, becoming a church elder in 1936. From 1945 he served on the Executive Committee of the World Council of Churches.
He served as the Principal of the University of Aberdeen between 1948 and 1962. The Taylor Building and Taylor Library at the University of Aberdeen School of Law is named in his honour.[2]
- ^ "GB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections". calm.abdn.ac.uk. University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Taylor Building | About | The University of Aberdeen". Abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 February 2020.