Oliver McGregor, Baron McGregor of Durris explained
Oliver Ross McGregor, Baron McGregor of Durris (25 August 1921 – 10 November 1997) was a British sociologist. Born in Durris, Kincardineshire, he married Nell Weate in 1944 and had three sons with her. McGregor was created a life peer on 9 February 1978 taking the title Baron McGregor of Durris, of Hampstead in Greater London.
Academic career
- 1945–47 Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer in Economic History, Hull University
- 1947–60 Lecturer, Bedford College, London University
- 1959–60 Simon Senior Research Fellow, Manchester University
- 1960–64 Reader, London University
- 1964–85 Professor of Social Institutions, London University
- 1964–77 Head of Department of Sociology, Bedford College, London University
- 1972–75 Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford University
Public life
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