The Regius Chair of Forensic Medicine at the University of Glasgow was founded in 1839 by Queen Victoria. The chair was occupied for over one sixty years by the same family, when John Glaister Jnr. succeeded his father as Regius Professor. The chair is currently vacant.
Regius Professors of Forensic Medicine 1839 - Robert Cowan 1841 - Harry Rainy 1872 - Pierce Adolphus Simpson 1898 - John Glaister 1931 - John Glaister Jnr 1964 - Gilbert Forbes 1974 - William Arthur Harland 1985 - Alan Albert Watson 1993 - Peter Vanezis
See also List of Professorships at the University of Glasgow University of Glasgow Medical School