Emeritus Professor John Renwick recipient of Sir Walter Scott Medal.
Published: 4 August 2021
Awarded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
The University of Glasgow alumnus, Emeritus Professor John Renwick, has been awarded the Sir Walter Scott Gold Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences by the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
In 2021, Emeritus Professor Renwick also received the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Literary Prize for the Francophonie by the Literary and Artistic Circle Catherine-de-Médicis for the contribution, through his French-language publications, to the defence of French culture and its international outreach.
Prof Renwick is a holder of two University of Glasgow doctorates (PhD 1969, DLitt 1984) and was the John Orr Professor of French at the University of Edinburgh for 26 years (1980-2006) and is now an Honorary Fellow.
The University is always delighted to see our world-changing alumni acknowledged for their accomplishments and congratulates Emeritus Professor Renwick on these outstanding achievements.
First published: 4 August 2021
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