Professor Richard J. Finlay FRHistS is the current Head of the School of Humanities at the University of Strathclyde and the author of a number of books, particularly on the modern history of Scotland. He has previously articulated the view that history has an important place in a modern democracy. Publications Some of his main publications include: He has also edited such books as: References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Historians of Scotland Place of birth missing (living people) Academics of the University of Strathclyde Scottish political writers 20th-century Scottish historians Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of the University of Stirling Fellows of the Royal Historical Society 21st-century Scottish historians