Donald MacKinnon (Celtic scholar)
Donald MacKinnon (1839–1914), born on Colonsay, an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, was a Celtic scholar, the first elected Professor of Celtic languages, literature, history and antiquities at Edinburgh University, a chair he occupied from 1882 to the year of his death in 1914. He is known particularly for his edition and translation of the so-called Glenmasan manuscript, and also catalogued the manuscripts in the Advocates Library collection.
Donald MacKinnon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 April 1839 Kilchattan, Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland |
| Died | 25 December 1914 (aged 75) Balnahard, Colonsay, Argyll, Scotland |
| Occupation | Professor of celtic |
| Known for | Celtic Studies |
| Spouse |
Catherine MacPhee MacKinnon
(m. 1873) |
| Children | 5 |
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